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Dr. J.R. Webb

Dr. J.R. Webb with medium length salt and pepper straight hair wearing brown rim glasses, a blue button down shirt with a dark brown blazer and dark brown paisley tie
Professor of History
Tillinghast Hall, Room 221

BA, University of Colorado
AM, PhD, Harvard University
LMS, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies

J.R. Webb specializes in Medieval Europe, with an emphasis on religious themes and the writing of history. His research interests include universal chronicles, apocalypse, church reform, hagiography, and exegesis. His published work has appeared in the journals Speculum, Early Medieval Europe, Revue bénédictine, and other specialized collections. Webb’s teaching encompasses the Mediterranean world and western Europe ranging from the time of the Roman empire up to the Renaissance and Reformation. Additionally, he has served as coordinator of the Global Religious Studies program and teaches its main offering, Introduction to World Religions.

Area of Expertise

Medieval Europe
Religious and Intellectual History