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Thomas S. Kidd | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | From Puritan to Evangelical : Changing Culture in New England, 1689-1740 (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Marsden |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
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| Institutions | |
| Main interests | 18th-century North American evangelicalism |
Thomas S. Kidd (born 1971) is an American historian, currently a Distinguished Professor at Baylor University[1][2] and Distinguished professor of Church History at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.[3] Before becoming a professor, Kidd studied at the University of Notre Dame. He is a notable historian and author of such books as George Whitefield, a biography on the 18th-century Anglo-American preacher. Kidd credits George Whitefield as being "profoundly influential on the American nation's founding."[4]
- ^ "Thomas S. Kidd". baylor.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Kidd, Thomas S." worldcat.org. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Historian Thomas S. Kidd Joins Midwestern Seminary Faculty as Distinguished Professor". Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ Swaim, Barton (February 13, 2015). "America's Spiritual Founding Father". The Wall Street Journal. New York. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 1, 2017.