Jeffrey Church
Position title: Professor | Political Theory
Email: jchurch4@wisc.edu
Address:
412 North Hall
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Education:
Ph.D in Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 2008
BA in Philosophy and English, Ursinus College, 2001
Biography:
Professor Church’s research is on the history of political thought, particularly German political theory from Kant through Nietzsche. He examines themes of individuality, the good life, education, and morality as they relate to the modern liberal political order. He is the author of five books and many articles in notable academic presses. He has edited several volumes of scholarly essays, and has co-translated three book-length works by the philosopher J.G. Fichte into English. He has received an NEH Fellowship to support his research, and has received several research awards from his prior institution, the University of Houston. He is the co-founder and director of the Association for the History of Political Thought, and is the host of the podcast The Political Theory Review.