- Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
Thomas S. Bremer writes about American religious history, with a special interest in the intersections of religion and tourism, religion and nature, and U.S. national parks. He is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. His most recent book is Sacred Wonderland: The History of Religion in Yellowstone (University of Nebraska Press, 2025). Dr. Bremer has conducted historical research for the National Park Service as a consultant at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois. He publishes the monthly Sacred Wonderland Newsletter.
Experience
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2023–presentProfessor emeritus of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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2007–2023Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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2001–2006Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
Education
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2001Princeton University, Ph.D. / Religion, American Religious History
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