Dr. Thomas C. Hummel

Biography:
Thom believes that when you discuss globalization, “it is not just a matter of knowing and visiting other places, but understanding the philosophic and reli­gious perspectives that undergird those civiliza­tions.” Thom had ample opportunity to encourage such interaction as a teacher of theology and now as one of the chaplains. Previously at Episcopal, Thom served as the Chair of the Theology department from 1987-2017.

A member of the American Academy of Religion and the Conference of Anglican Theologians, Thom also was an adjunct professor of church history at Virginia Theological Seminary 1990 - 2015. He has written one monograph on pilgrimage, "The Patterns of the Sacred," and contributed to eight books and written numerous articles on the history of Jerusalem. Thom is a senior fellow of the Christian Heritage Research Institute in Jerusalem and, as such, has help organized and participated in a series of international conferences in and on Jerusalem. 

His most recent published work, “Jerusalem as a Christian Sacrament”, appeared in the Jerusalem Quarterly in 2020. Thom is currently writing "The Christianization of Jerusalem: Constantine and Eusebius of Caesarea." He spends his summers in Jerusalem, Oxford, or Paris when he and his wife Ruth are not enjoying their garden in Old Town Alexandria.

Credentials:
Research Fellow, Oriel College, Oxford University
Ph. D., Vanderbilt University
M.Div., Yale University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Upsala College