"The English program and professors have given me a strong grounding in and appreciation for stories and storytelling through the ages, as well as the Great Story that God is writing. Going forward from Patrick Henry, I hope to make my own contribution to the arts, as well as share my enthusiasm for the study of literature in the classroom."
- Graham Jackson, '17
Dr. Cory Grewell teaches classes in Western Literature, British Literature, Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, and Literary Criticism. He has published work on Owen Barfield and J.R.R. Tolkien as well as Contemporary Medievalism and Noir Fiction. His scholarly interests are Christianity and Literature, especially the imaginative intersection between reading, writing, and participating the Being of God; Renaissance Drama; Detective Fiction; and the works of the Inklings, especially Owen Barfield. Outside of academics, Dr. Grewell enjoys golf, baseball, and longform TV drama. He lives in Round Hill with his lovely wife, two handsome and charming sons, and cantankerous dachshund Gatsby.
Dr. Hake teaches a variety of literature courses, including Western Lit I and II in the core, and Selected Works of Charles Dickens and American Literature and Poetry in the upper division. He was a college professor/missionary for many years in Taiwan, and more recently launched Rivendell Study Center. His interests, in addition to literature and reading, include language-learning, sailing, and backpacking.
