Faculty Profile

Richard Golden

Title
Professor
Department
History
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, 1975.
Major: concentration on early modern French history
MA, The Johns Hopkins University, 1972.
Major: early modern French history
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1969.
Major: major in history, minor in economics

Current Scheduled Teaching*

No current or future courses scheduled.

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

HIST 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2021 Syllabus
HIST 4263.001, Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4380.001, The European Witch Hunts, Spring 2020 Syllabus
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2019 SPOT
HIST 4290.111, Intellectual, Cultural and Social History of Medieval and Early Modern Europe., Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 5900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2018
HIST 4380.001, The European Witch Hunts, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2016
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2016 SPOT
HIST 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Fall 2015
HIST 5900.809, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2015
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
HIST 5900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2015
HIST 5040.002, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2015
HIST 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
HIST 5900.718, Special Problems, Fall 2014
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014
HIST 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013
HIST 5900.718, Special Problems, Fall 2013
HIST 5040.004, Studies in Modern European History, Fall 2013
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013
HIST 5040.002, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2013
HIST 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
HIST 5080.001, Seminar in Modern European History, Fall 2012
HIST 5900.818, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2012
HIST 4900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2012
HIST 5900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2012
HIST 6900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2012
HIST 5040.002, Studies in Modern European History, Fall 2011
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2011
HIST 5040.002, Studies in Modern European History, Fall 2010
HIST 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2010
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2010
HIST 5040.791, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2010
HIST 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009
HIST 4380.001, The European Witch Hunts, Fall 2009 Syllabus
HIST 5950.727, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2009
HIST 6940.714, Individual Research, Spring 2009
HIST 4290.001, Intellectual, Cultural and Social History of Medieval and Early Modern Europe., Spring 2009
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009
HIST 6940.713, Individual Research, Fall 2008
HIST 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Fall 2008
HIST 5080.001, Seminar in Modern European History, Fall 2008
HIST 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2008
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2008
HIST 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Fall 2007
HIST 4380.001, The European Witch Hunts, Fall 2007
HIST 5950.730, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2007
HIST 5900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2007
HIST 4263.003, Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History, Spring 2007
HIST 4290.001, Intellectual, Cultural and Social History of Medieval and Early Modern Europe., Fall 2006
HIST 5900.738, Special Problems, Fall 2006
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Summer 5W2 2006
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Spring 2006
HIST 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Fall 2005
HIST 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2005
HIST 4380.001, The European Witch Hunts, Fall 2005
HIST 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2005
HIST 5040.001, Studies in Modern European History, Summer 5W2 2005
HIST 4290.001, Intellectual, Cultural and Social History of Medieval and Early Modern Europe., Spring 2005
HIST 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2005
HIST 5900.716, Special Problems, Spring 2005
HIST 5080.001, Seminar in Modern European History, Fall 2004
HIST 5900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Golden, R. M. (1992). Comment on Papers by Martin and Sonnino.
Golden, R. M. (1991). Commentary on Papers by Hayden and Greenshields.
Golden, R. M. (1990). Commentary on Paper by Wolfe.
Golden, R. M. (1982). Patronage and Academies in the Ancien Régime.
Book
Golden, R. M. (2006). Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition. 4 vols. (Awarded the Roland H. Bainton prize in 2007 for best reference book on the Early Modern Period by the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference.). 1,273. Santa Barbara, CA, Denver, CO, and Oxford, UK: ABC-CLIO.
Golden, R. M. (2003). The Social Dimension of Western Civilization. 2 vols. Fifth edition. 840. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martins.
Golden, R. M. (1999). The Social Dimension of Western Civilization. 2 vols. Fourth Edition. 735. New York City, New York:.
Golden, R. M. (1996). Social History of Western Civilization. 2 vols. Third edition. 648. New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press.
Golden, R. M., Kuehn, T., (1993). Western Societies: Primary Sources in Social History. Two vols,. 664. New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press.
Golden, R. M. (1992). Social History of Western Civilization. Second Edition. 2 vols.. (2), 614. New York City, NY:.
Golden, R. M. (1988). Social History of Western Civilization. 2 vols. First edition. 626. New York City, NY: ST, Martin's Press.
Golden, R. M. (1988). The Huguenot Connection: The Edict of Nantes, Its Revocation, and Early French Migration to South Carolina. 149. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
Golden, R. M. (1982). Church, State, and Society under the Bourbon Kings of France. 379. Lawrence, Kansas:.
Golden, R. M. (1981). The Godly Rebellion: Parisian Curés and the Religious Fronde, 1652-1662. 221. Chapel Hill, North Carolina:.
Book Chapter
Golden, R. M. (2006). "Introduction, "Girard, Jean-Baptiste," "Langton, Walter." In Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition.
Golden, R. M. (2001). "Using the Internet to Teach the European Witch Hunts," in Historical Consciousness and History Teaching in a Globalizing Society/Geschichtsbewusstsein und Geschichtsunterricht in einer sich globalisierenden Gesellschaft.
Golden, R. M. (1997). "Satan in Europe: The Geography of Witch-Hunts," in Changing Identities in Early Modern Europe.
Golden, R. M., Diefendorf, B. (1995). "France, 1450-1789: Religious Practice and Thought," in Guide to Historical Literature.
Golden, R. M. (1994). "Notions of Social and Religious Pollution in Nicolas Rémy's Demonolatry," in Politics, Ideology and the Law in Early Modern Europe:  Essays in Honor of J. H. M. Salmon.
Golden, R. M. (1982). "Jesuit Refutations of Pascal's Lettres provinciales," in Church, State and Society under the Bourbon Kings of France.
Journal Article
Golden, R. M. (2000). "Didactic Dialectic in the Teaching of Early Modern European Religious History in the United States: The Conflict between Cultural Heritage and Historical Accuracy" Published also in Otvetstvennoct' Istorika: Prepodavanie istorii v globaliziruiushchemsia obshchestve. Materialy mezhdunarodnoi konferentsii, Moskova 15-17 sentiabria 1998. Highland Village:.
Golden, R. M. (1997). "American Perspectives on the European Witch Hunts" A version was published in G.N. Sevost'ianov, ed.  Problemy Istoricheskogo Poznaniia: Materialy Mezhdunarodnoi Conferentsii.  Moscow: "Nauka," 1999, 260-269.
Golden, R. M. (1982). Jean Rousse, Religious Frondeur.
Golden, R. M. (1979). Religious Extremism in the Mid-seventeenth Century: The Parisian Illuminés.
Golden, R. M. (1979). The Bibliothèque de la Société de Port-Royal.
Golden, R. M. (1978). The Mentality of Opposition: The Jansenism of the Parisian Curés during the Religious Fronde.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract
Golden, R. M. (Other), "two grants to hire a visiting Israeli scholar for 2007-08 and 2008-09 at UNT," Sponsored by University of North Texas, National, $60000 Funded. (20072009).
Grant - Research
Golden, R. M. (Other), "12 grants to support speakers, curriculum development, and the purchase of books and films on Judaism and Israel," Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Local, $100900 Funded. (20052020).
Golden, R. M. (Other), "15 grants to support the Jewish and Israel Studies Program," Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, Local, $137750 Funded. (20052020).
Golden, R. M. (Other), "9 grants to support speakers and events," Sponsored by Leo and Rhea Fruhman Foundation, Local, $27000 Funded. (2019).
Golden, R. M. (Other), "9 grants to support Jewish and Israel studies," Sponsored by EIS Foundation, Florida, Private, $23000 Funded. (20112019).
Golden, R. M. (Other), "multiple grants to support Israel studies, speakers, events, Schlarships," Sponsored by Schultz Family Foundation, Local, $95000 Funded. (20082016).
Golden, R. M. (Other), "6 grants to support Jewish studies," Sponsored by Rene & Jimmy Wisch Charitable Foundagtion, Local, $25000 Funded. (20092014).
Grant - Service
Golden, R. M. (Other), "support for Jewish and Israel studies," Sponsored by M. B. and Edna Zale Foundation, Local, $33250 Funded. (20112019).
Golden, R. M., "Bernard and Audre Rapoport," State, $150000 Funded. (20022012).
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