Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Isaac Tuttle
Email: ictuttle@phc.edu
Phone: 540-441-8171
Educational Background:
Ph.D., History, Baylor University
M.A., History, The University of Alabama
B.A., History, Gardner-Webb University
B.A., Philosophy & Theology, Gardner-Webb University
Time at PHC: 2026 to present
Dr. Isaac Tuttle is a cultural and intellectual historian of the late-nineteenth century United States whose research focuses on religion, race, memory, and identity. He holds a PhD in History from Baylor University, an MA in History from the University of Alabama, and dual BAs in History and Philosophy & Theology from Gardner-Webb University. Dr. Tuttle has published multiple articles on race and religion in the long-nineteenth century. His dissertation examines how the Fundamentalist A.C. Dixon and his brother, the Social Gospel minister turned racist novelist, Thomas Dixon Jr., both reflected and drove major shifts in Protestant identity and Southern identity between the Civil War and the early-twentieth century. Dr. Tuttle is the recipient of the Robert G. Torbet award for the best article by a young scholar in Baptist history. He is also the recipient of Baylor University’s prestigious Guittard Fellowship in recognition of outstanding first-year graduate students. In his free time, he loves playing with his kids, running with his dog, and reading novels with his wife. He and his wife are also avid fans of the long-running show Survivor.
