Dr. James M. Woods
Professor of History (1988).
B.A. University of Dallas, 1976, M.A. Rice University, 1979, Ph.D. Tulane University, 1983.
Teaching and Research Interests: Early Republic, Jackson, American Religion
Upper Division Courses:
- HIST 3132 The Young Republic, 1788-1848
- HIST 3139 History of Religion in the United States
- HIST 4130 Georgia History
Contact Information:
Department of History
Georgia Southern University
P. O. Box 8054
Statesboro, GA 30460-8054
Office: #3095, Interdisciplinary Academic Building
Tel.: 912-478-0238
Email: jmwoods@georgiasouthern.edu
Fax: 912-478-0377
Selected Publications:
- History of the Catholic Church in the American South, 1513-1900 (University Press of Florida, 2011)
- Rebellion and Realignment: Arkansas’s Road to Secession (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1987)
- Mission and Memory: A History of the Catholic Church in Arkansas (Little Rock: Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, 1993)
Professional Activities, Awards, and Honors:
- Over twenty articles for various encyclopedias including, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture and the Dictionary of Arkansas Biography
- Multiple book reviews in the Journal of Southern History, Journal of American History, Arkansas Historical Quarterly and five other historical journals.
- Editor and reviewer for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas and Culture
- Book manuscripts reviewer for the University of Arkansas Press and the University of Notre Dame Press.
Current Research:
- Currently working on a sequel to The History of the Catholic Church in the American South from 1900-1950
Last updated: 12/14/2023
