Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
American historian Cynthia Taylor earned her PhD at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, with a dissertation on civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph. She has been teaching in the Big History program at Dominican since it launched in 2010. With specific interest in topics ranging from liberation theologies and American religious history to Native American spirituality and feminist theory, Dr. Taylor applies her strong background in human history to our sweeping study of the universe.
Contact Information
Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Education/Academic qualification
American Religious History, PhD, Graduate Theological Union
2003
American History, MA, San Francisco State University
1990
American History, BA, San Francisco State University
1988
Research Interests
- Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and the 1980s Sanctuary Movement
- A. Philip Randolph and Religion
- Teaching the Paleolithic Era in Big History
- Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Big History
- Five African American Women Activists of the 1940s March on Washington Movement
- Native American History in California
- Civil Rights Movement
- Social Justice
Disciplines
- United States History
Research output
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Hard-Fighting Soldiers: A History of African American Churches of Christ: By Edward J Robinson
Taylor, C., Mar 2021, In: Journal of American History. 107, 4, p. 975 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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MOVE: An American Religion: By Richard Kent Evans
Taylor, C., Mar 2020, In: Journal of American History. 108, 4, p. 882-883 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and the 1980s Sanctuary Movement
Taylor, C., 2020, Preaching with Their Lives: Dominicans on Mission in the United States after 1850. McGuiness, M. M. & Burns, J. M. (eds.). Fordham University Press, p. 130-156Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reverend Addie Wyatt: Faith and the Fight for Labor, Gender, and Racial Equality: By Marcia walker-McWilliams
Taylor, C., Feb 2018, In: American Historical Review. 123, 1, p. 255-256 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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The Anticolonial Front: The African American Freedom Struggle and Global Decolonisation, 1945–1960. By John Munro
Taylor, C., Dec 2018, In: Journal of American History. 105, 3, p. 758 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Activities
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U.S. Catholic Historian (Journal)
Taylor, C. (Editor)
Jan 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Race and Reconciliation
Taylor, C. (Panelist) & Davidson, S. (Panelist)
Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Panel/roundtable presentation
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Paleolithic People: Appreciating our Ancient Past
Taylor, C. (Speaker)
Oct 8 2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Roundtable Discussion on A. Philip Randolph
Taylor, C. (Panelist)
2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Recent Developments in American Religious History
Taylor, C. (Invited speaker)
Sep 19 2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Grad student relishes his key role with Penguin summer sport camps; KODWEIS DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILL WITHIN COLLEGE COMMUNITY
Cavanagh, T., Taylor, C. & Lee, S.
7/21/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Remembering the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
8/22/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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A. Philip Randolph and the March on Washington
8/20/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment