In my scholarship, I pursue historical and normative questions about the institutional implications of religious and philosophical commitments, develop ecclesiocentric political theory, and consider issues of public policy in light of social science and theory on norms and conventions.

I am writing a book for the Bloomsbury Academic series on Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the 21st Century with the working title Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order.

Peer Reviewed Publications

“The Roots of ‘Authentic Democracy’: Christian Political Thought in the Walgreen Foundation Lectures.” Political Science Reviewer.

“‘Social Justice’ as a Standard for Institutions and Policy.” Journal of Markets & Morality.

“Visions of the Islamic State: Fazlur Rahman and Islamic Nomocracy.” Islamic Studies.

“Republican Institutionalism for a ‘Government of Laws’: John Adams’s Polybian Political Science.” American Political Thought.

“Tocqueville and Qutb: Religion, Democracy, and the Needs of the Soul.” The Review of Faith and International Affairs.

Book Chapters

“Christianity.” In Research Handbook on the History of Political Thought, edited by Cary J. Nederman and Guillaume Bogiaris.

“Beyond Liberalisms and Illiberalisms of Fear: Ecclesiocentrism, Toleration, and Liberty.” In Hell Shall Not Prevail: Essays on Ecclesiocentric Postliberalism, edited by James R. Rogers and Peter J. Leithart.

With Cary J. Nederman. “Natural Law and Human Rights: Continuities and Discontinuities.” In The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights, edited by Tom Angier, Iain T. Benson, and Mark D. Retter.

Additional Scholarship

Guest Editor, Journal of Christian Studies II/2, May 2023. “The Church and the Polis.”

With Zachary McCartney. “Embracing the Daniel Option: Forming Martyrs and Seeking Peace in the Post-Christian Babylon.” Journal of Christian Studies.

Book Reviews

“Getting Over the ‘Blue Laws’ Blues.” Review: Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future, by Patrick J. Deneen. Sentinel, 2023. Pp. xvi/169. Hardcover, $30.00. Pietas: A Journal of Tradition, Place, and Things Divine.