Dean, School of Humanities and Fine Arts, Saint Vincent College
Professor of History, Saint Vincent College
Professor of Church History, Saint Vincent Seminary
Headmasters Hall, Dean's Office
724-805-2343 (on campus ext. 2343)
rene.kollar@email.stvincent.edu
Fr. Rene has authored numerous publications dealing with modern English history and ecclesiastical history including: five books, a documentary film for Scan Films (Cardiff, Wales), and more than 150 articles, book chapters, and book reviews. Conference presentations: America, England, Wales. Co-recipient of 2001 Freedom Project Teaching Grant, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, for an interdisciplinary course, "Freedom, Politics, and Theology." Editorial board, The American Benedictine Review. Honorary Research Fellow, King's College, University of London, 1987-88. Visiting Scholar, Heythrop College, University of London, 1996-97. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Who's Who in America, 60th Edition. Memberships include: American Historical Association, Church History Society of America, Ecclesiastical History Society (Great Britain), and North American Conference on British Studies.
Education
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1981
M.A., University of Maryland, 1975
M.Div., Saint Vincent Seminary, 1973
B.A., Saint Vincent College, 1970
Courses Taught
English History to 1485
English History: 1485 to Present
Modern Ireland
The Devil and the Problem of Evil in Western Thought