T.J. Tomlin
T.J. Tomlin, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri. He also holds a B.A. from Kansas State University and an M.A. in Church History from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His research explores the interplay between religion and American culture, primarily in the eighteenth century. He has given papers at a variety of conferences, including the Omohundro Institute of Early American History, The American Historical Association, The Organization of American Historians, and The American Society of Church History. His work has been published in Early American Studies and The Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment. He has received fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society, the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Virginia Historical Society.
He is currently revising a book about the religious content of almanacs, early America’s most widespread form of popular print. Printed and sold annually, almanacs were calendars and astrologically-based medical handbooks filled with poetry, essays, and descriptions of the workings of the natural world. Because they were unaffiliated with any one denomination and sold in mind-boggling numbers across the colonies, almanacs offer a unique vantage point from which to view America’s religious past.
Professor Tomlin has taught at the University of Missouri and at Stephens College. At UNC, he offers courses in early American history, including Early America to 1763, Revolutionary America, Religion in America to 1844, and a capstone seminar in the history of print.
Classes
During spring 2012, he is teaching:
- HIST 100: Survey of American History from the Beginning to 1877
- HIST 230: Class and Culture in America
- HIST 320: Early America to 1763
For printable copies of Prof. Tomlin's spring 2012 syllabi (in PDF format) click on the following links: