I am the Academic Program Officer for the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, a residential research and study center in Mecosta, Michigan. I also serve as the Humanities Editor for The University Bookman, the Center’s book review journal, and as an Assistant Editor for VoegelinView, the arts and humanities journal of the Eric Voegelin Society. In addition, I teach as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Humanities at Faulkner University.
Previously, I have also taught the humanities at classical schools and have served as a school administrator.
I received a Ph.D. in the Humanities (history focus) from Faulkner University’s great books program. My dissertation, Russell Kirk: Redeeming the Time Through Liberal Education, examined Kirk’s educational thought and its significance in postwar America. I also hold an M.A. in Philosophy from Mount Angel Seminary’s College of Liberal Arts, where I wrote on Dante’s philosophical poetry, and a B.A. in History from the College of Idaho. My work and writing are rooted in the Christian humanist and liberal arts traditions.
Currently, I am writing a book called Guardian of the Word: Russell Kirk and the Renewal of Liberal Education, which develops the work of my dissertation. I am also editing a collection of Kirk’s columns, with an introduction by historian George H. Nash. My writing has appeared in both academic and popular outlets, including Humanitas, The Imaginative Conservative, Dappled Things, Catholic World Report, The Homiletic and Pastoral Review, VoegelinView, Pietas, and The University Bookman.
This website was primarily made to store my published writing. As you read, I hope you will find something useful or thought-provoking. You can contact me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
I live in western Michigan with my wife and daughter.