Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy
Dr. Graedon Zorzi
Educational Background:
Ph.D. in Political Science and Religious Studies, Yale University
M.Phil. in Political Science and Religious Studies, Yale University
M.A. in Political Science and Religious Studies, Yale University
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science, Tufts University
Time at PHC: 2021 to present
Graedon Zorzi holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Religious Studies from Yale University, where he worked primarily in the fields of political theory and religious ethics. His dissertation won the 2021 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise and was awarded University Distinction at Yale as well as Departmental Distinction in both the Political Science and Religious Studies departments. His research focuses on Christian moral and political thought during the early modern period. His recent writing on the Christian origins of classical liberalism has been published in The Historical Journal, The Review of Politics, The Wall Street Journal, and The Hill.
Prior to joining the faculty, Graedon spent two years as Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy at George Fox University. He spent time as a visiting graduate student studying government at Georgetown University and theology at Oxford University. He is an ordained pastor, resident in the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic of the Anglican Church in North America.
