Scholarship for the Public Sphere
My academic work is written to travel: rigorous research designed to be taught and applied. Not only do I engage with abstract ideas, I am also constantly aware of practical application. Below you’ll find selected projects, publications, and a CV.
Research Interests:
I work at the intersection of philosophy and theology. Within the philosophy of religion, my primary concern is the problem of evil—how we should understand and frame it and what it means pastorally for individuals and communities. Historically, I’m drawn to post-Kantian thought, especially Dostoevsky, Hegel, and Nietzsche, and the ways their ideas have shaped developments in the field. I also have interests in the development of Christian thought and how we can use these developments as a mode of revelation. Alongside formal study, I pursue public scholarship, aiming to translate research into teaching and media that cultivates critical thinking and constructive conversation.
Selected Academic Publications:
- “Perspectives on the Problem of Evil” The Evangelical Review of Theology
- “Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Genesis of Genius” The Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics
Selected Popular Writings:
- “Ascending the Sea of Fog: Meditations on Caspar David Friedrich’s ‘Wanderer’” Erasmus 1 (2024)
- “The Foundations of Secularism: The Gifts of Modernity” An Unexpected Journal. Vol. 7, no. 1 (2024)
- “Interpreting Myshkin: The Idiot” An Unexpected Journal. Vol.6, no.4 (2023) 118-136.