I teach Greek and Latin at Kolbe Academy online and at Magdalen College in Warner, New Hampshire.

I have been teaching classical languages since 2014, having now logged well above 10,000 hours of live instruction.

When I'm not teaching, I am researching and writing. My research interests center around humanizing ancient figures in the history of Christianity and developing new approaches for understanding the earliest centuries of the Church. I utilize the historic critical method and mimetic theory to analyze the writings of the New Testament, paying special attention to their emergence and reception by the earliest generations of Christians.

I enjoy highlighting the uniqueness of Christianity by contrasting biblical and patristic documents with the pagan literature typically studied in standard Greek and Latin courses.

I hold a PhD (magna cum laude) in "History and Literature of Ancient Christianity" from Göttingen University, in Germany.

Current Course Offerings

Greek For Adults

Are you interested in learning Greek but don't know where to begin?

Join this special evening online course designed for those who seek to deepen their understanding of the New Testament and classical literature by learning the fundamentals of Greek grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Course begins April 4th!

Cost of course is $295.

Publications

When The Earth Was Flat: One Boy's Life at the Edge of the Millennium

When the Earth was Flat is among the first writings of its kind to depict the 1980s and 1990s as something entirely remote from readers of today. Although many carry memories of the 20th century within them, these are shown as distorted and largely inaccessible even to the bearers. Through lighthearted depictions of family life and homeschooling before the internet, Almanzar brings alive a wealth of nostalgia and a longing for a time that has been lost. He does this under the guise of one of the book’s major themes, that of home education.

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He Whom a Dream Hath Possessed: The Life and Works of the American John Knox

This book treats the life and works of the American biblical scholar John Knox (1900-1990). Utilizing Knox’s own autobiographical works and having obtained previously unpublished materials from those closest to Knox, the author re-presents Knox as possibly the most neglected New Testament writer working in America during the twentieth century. By thorough analysis and development of Knox’s scholarly contributions concerning a range of topics drawn from New Testament studies and ancient Church history, the author concludes that Knox was a man ahead of his time and, furthermore, that modern readers will find in him a nearly prophetic voice from the past.

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René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture

In René Girard, Theology, and Popular Culture, fifteen contributors consider how Girard’s mimetic theory can be used to uncover and probe the theological depths of popular culture. Creative and critical engagement with Girard’s theory enables the contributors to offer fresh and exciting interpretations of movies (The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, Star Wars), television (Hoarders, Cobra Kai), classical literature and graphic novels, and issues ranging from anorexia to social media. The result is a volume that establishes Girard as an innovative interpreter of culture and shows him as an invaluable guide for theologically reflecting on desire, violence, redemption, and forgiveness. Written in fresh and lively prose, the contributors demonstrate not only that Girard provides a powerful lens through which to view culture but also—and more provocatively—challenge readers to consider what popular culture reveals about them. Readers looking for an accessible introduction to mimetic theory and exploring its theological application will find this a welcome resource.

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