Thomas Callahan, Jr.
- Email Address: callahan@rider.edu
- Phone: (609) 896-5279
- Fax: (609) 895-5490
- Office: Fine Arts 225
- Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
Teaches medieval European history, British and Irish history. His research interests include twelfth-century England and the medieval Church. He has published articles in The Journal of Medieval History, Studia Monastica, Albion, and the Haskins Society Journal. (Ph.D., Connecticut)
Educational Background
- B.A. State University of New York, Albany
- M.A., Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Professional Employment
- RIDER UNIVERSITY
Professor of History: 1981-Present
Associate Professor: 1976-1981
Assistant Professor: 1971-1976
Courses Taught at Rider
- Seminar in History [HIS 110]
- World History To/From 1500 [HIS 150/151]
- Europe to 1715 [HIS 214]
- Britain to 1688 [HIS 265]
- Modern Britain [HIS 266]
- Church and Society in Medieval Europe [HIS 325]
- Seminar in Historiography [HIS 360]
Research Activities / Interests
- Medieval Europe; Medieval Britain; Medieval Ecclesiastical History; Historiography
Representative Scholarly Publications
- "The Arrest of the Bishops at Stephen's Court," Haskins Society Journal, IV (1993), 99-110
- "The Making of A Monster: The Historical Image of William Rufus," The Journal of Medieval History, VII (1981), 175-185
- "Ecclesiastical Reparations and the Soldiers of 'The Anarchy'," Albion, X (1978), 300-318
- "Sinners and Saintly Retribution," Studia Monastica, XVIII (1976), 109-176
Professional / Scholarly Honors
- Fellow, Royal Historical Society
- Visiting Senior Scholar, Wolfson College, Cambridge: 1978, 1984
- Lilly Fellow, University of Pennsylvania: 1979-80
