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Associate Professor and Director of Great Books
Department: History
At Mercer Since: 2015
Education:
- B.A.–University of Arizona
- M.A.–University of California, Santa Barbara
- Ph.D.–University of California, Santa Barbara
Senior Lecturer

Department: Great Books and Integrative Studies
At Mercer Since: 2017
Education:
- A.B.–College of Charleston
- M.A.–College of Charleston
- Ph.D.–University of Mississippi
Distinguished University Professor

Department: History
At Mercer Since: 1996
Education:
- B.A.–Miami University of Ohio
- M.A.–Miami University of Ohio
- Ph.D.–Emory University
Associate Professor

Department: English
At Mercer Since: 2014
Education:
- B. A.–Wheaton College
- Ph.D.–University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor

Department: Philosophy
At Mercer Since: 2014
Education:
- B.A., B.S.–Mercer University
- M.A.–Emory University
- Ph.D.–Emory University
Professor

Department: English and Creative Writing
At Mercer Since: 1996
Education:
- B.A.–Shorter College
- M.A.–University of Georgia
- Ph.D.–University of Georgia
Director of Mercer University Press and Senior Lecturer
At Mercer Since: 2006
Education:
- B.S.–University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Th.M.–Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Ph.D.–Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Professor
Department: Political Science
At Mercer Since: 2003
Education:
- B.A.–Washington and Lee University
- M.A.–Loyola University
- Ph.D.–Loyola University
Professor
Department: Religion
At Mercer Since: 2002
Education:
- B.A.–Missouri Western State College
- M.Div.–Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
- Th.M.–Union Theological Seminary (Virginia)
- Ph.D.–Duke University
Associate Professor and Director of Creative Writing

Department: Creative Writing
At Mercer Since: 2019
Education:
- B.A.–Allegheny College
- M.F.A.–University of Houston
- Ph.D.–Georgia State University
Associate Professor

Department: Art
At Mercer Since: 2018
Education:
- B.A.–University of Tennessee
- M.A.–University of Georgia
- Ph.D.–University of Georgia
Associate Professor
Department: Art
At Mercer Since: 2013
Education:
- B.A.–Mercer University
- MFA–Florida State University
Associate Professor
Department: Foreign Languages and Literatures
At Mercer Since: 2005
Education:
- B.A.–University of Caldas
- M.A.–University of Caldas
- M.A.–University of Salamanca
- Ph.D.–University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Assistant Professor

Department: History
At Mercer Since: 2024
- B.A.–University of Michigan
- Post-Baccalaureate–University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D.–Stanford University
Lecturer

Department: Great Books and Integrative Studies
At Mercer Since: 2021
Education:
- B.A.–Biola University
- M.A.–University College Dublin
- Ph.D.–University of California, Los Angeles
Professor and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department: History
At Mercer Since: 1991
Education:
- B.A.–Vanderbilt University
- M.A.–University of Georgia
- Ph.D.–College of William and Mary
Assistant Professor
Department: Religion
At Mercer Since: 2023
- Th.D., Harvard Divinity School
- M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
- B.A., St. Olaf College
Associate Professor
Department: Communication and Theatre Arts
At Mercer Since: 2015
Education:
- B.A.–University of Texas
- M.A.–University of Texas at Dallas
- Ph.D.–Stanford University
Professor
Department: Philosophy
At Mercer Since: 1994
Education:
- B.A.–Mercer University
- M.A.–Emory University
- Ph.D.–Emory University
Professor and Director of Spencer B. King, Jr. Center for Southern Studies

Department: History
At Mercer Since: 2001
Education:
- B.A.–Old Dominion University
- M.Div.–Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Ph.D.–University of Virginia
Professor
Department: Religion
At Mercer Since: 2002
Education:
- B.A., M.Ed.–University of Georgia
- M.A.R.–Yale Divinity School
- M.Div.–Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- M.A.–Indiana University
- Ph.D.–Emory University