In which state did Thomas W. Simpson earn his Master of Theological Studies degree from?
Thomas W. Simpson Thomas W. "Tom" Simpson is a scholar, teacher, and writer in the fields of religion, human rights, and social justice. Born in 1975 in Olean, New York, he earned his bachelor's degree in religious studies and classics from the University of Virginia, his Master of Theological Studies degree from Emory University, and his Ph.D. in religious studies (specializing in European and American religious history) from the University of Virginia. He currently teaches seminars on human rights, the Holocaust, Islam, religion and global feminism, existentialist literature and philosophy, religion and popular culture, and U.S. religious history at Phillips Exeter Academy.
University of Saint Mary of the Lake The University of Saint Mary of the Lake, also called Mundelein Seminary, is the principal seminary and school of theology for the formation of priests in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, governed from Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is recognized as the first institution of higher education in the City of Chicago. Chartered by the Illinois General Assembly in 1844, it has the longest continuous academic charter in the state of Illinois.