Education
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, Temple University (2026)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy, University of St. Andrews (2017)
Areas of Expertise
- Political Liberalism
- Conscientious Objection
- Rawls
- Perfectionism
Research Interests
- Nonperfectionist Integralism and other alternatives to perfectionism and political liberalism
Courses Taught
- Social and Political Philosophy (Ohio University: Fall 2026)
- History of Modern Western Philosophy (Ohio University: Fall 2026)
- British Empiricism (graduate seminar, Ohio University: Fall 2026)
- Fundamentals of Philosophy (Ohio University: Fall 2026)
- Political Philosophy and the Social Contract (MLA seminar, University of Pennsylvania: Fall 2026; declined)
- The Social Contract (University of Pennsylvania: Spring 2026)
- Introduction to Philosophy (University of Pennsylvania: Fall 2023, Fall 2025)
- Ancient Greek Philosophy (University of Pennsylvania: Spring 2024)
- Philosophy of the Human (Temple University: Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
- Intellectual Heritage: The Good Life (Temple University: Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- Intellectual Heritage: The Common Good (Temple University: Fall 2019)
- Meaning of the Arts (Temple University: Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
Teaching Interests
- Social and Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
- Existentialism
Biography
Publications
“Anabaptist Two-Kingdom Dualism: Metaphysical Grounding for Nonviolence,” Religious Studies 58, no. 3 (2022): pp. 598-608.
Presentations
“Conscientious Objectors, Not Political Liberals,” PPE Society London Meeting, Kings College London, July 2026
“Agapic Pacifists Cannot Be Political Liberals,” Philosophy of Religion and War, Weatherford College, April 2025
“Integralists, Not Perfectionists,” Work in Progress Series, Society of Christian Philosophers, October 2024
“Can Intregralists Accept Political Liberalism’s Restraints?” Canadian Philosophical Society, Canadian Society of Christian Philosophers, McGill University, June 2024
“Political Liberalism and Nonperfectionist Integralism,” 5th Annual Northeast Philosophy of Religion Colloquium, Boston College, October 2023
“Civil Disobedience and Religious Insubordination,” Philosophy of Religion and Politics, Weatherford College, March 2023
“Faithful Realist Metaethics,” Works in Progress Series, Temple University, November 2021
“Mental Postures,” Graduate Symposium, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, April 2017
“Truth, Fiction, and Literary Value,” Conference on Religion and Aesthetics, Philosophy Department, University of Nottingham, England, February 2017
Awards
- Summer Research Grant: Philosophy Department, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (2026)
- Graduate Student Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Undergraduate Mentoring: Temple University (2023)
- Graduate Fellow-in-Residence: Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College (Spring 2022)