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Thomas Cahill



This article is about the American academic. For the soccer coach, see Thomas Cahill (soccer).
Thomas Cahill is an American scholar, and writer. He is best known for The Hinges of History series, a prospective seven-volume series in which the author recounts formative moments in Western civilization. To date, the series includes the following five best-selling books:

Biography

Cahill was born in New York City of Irish-American parents and grew up in the Bronx. He received a Jesuit education, studying ancient Greek and Latin. He carried on his Jesuit education at Fordham University, obtaining a B.A. in classical literature and philosophy in 1964, and a pontifical degree in philosophy in 1965. He received an M.F.A. in film and dramatic literature from Columbia University in 1968.

In anticipation of writing The Gifts of the Jews, Cahill studied scripture at Union Theological Seminary in New York, and spent two years as a Visiting Scholar at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he studied Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible.

Cahill has taught at Queens College, Fordham University, and Seton Hall University. Prior to writing full time he was the Director of Religious Publishing at Doubleday. He is a practicing Catholic and lives with his wife Susan in New York and Rome.

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Thomas W. Cahill (December 25, 1864 - September 29, 1951) was an American athlete, coach and businessman who is best remembered as one of the founding fathers of American soccer.[1]

Early life

Thomas Cahill was born in New York City, New York, but moved to St.
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How The Irish Saved Civilization
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