I am a historian of American religion, with a particular focus on religious experience and lay spirituality in the early modern British Atlantic world. My current book project, “New Birth, New World: Space, Sound, and the Body in the Eighteenth-Century Protestant Awakenings,” illustrates how the so-called “Evangelical Revival” prompted the production of an entirely new religious sensorium. Leaning on manuscript research from nearly 100 collections across 42 archives in 3 different countries, this project shows how religious radicalism—including unrestrained shouting, bodily convulsion, and outdoor assemblies—defined awakened Protestantism in England, North America, Scotland, and Wales. My related scholarship has appeared (and is forthcoming) in peer-reviewed outlets such as Fides et Historia, New England Quarterly, Maryland Historical Magazine, and Scottish Church History.

This year I am also serving as director of Calvin's Semester in Britain, which will take place in Liverpool, England for the entire Spring 2024 semester. I'm always excited for the chance to talk with potential participants, so come by my office any time to chat!