Bradley J. Birzer

Bradley J. Birzer is an American historian. He is a History professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, the author of five books and the co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative.

Bradley J. Birzer
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Indiana University
OccupationHistorian
EmployerHillsdale College

Early life

Birzer graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1990.[1] He earned a PhD from Indiana University in 1998.[1]

Career

Birzer is a History professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College.[1]

Birzer is the author of several books. His first book was about Roman Catholicism in Tolkien's novels.[2] His second book looked at Saint Augustine's influence on Christopher Dawson.[3] His third book was a biography of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.[4] His two other books were about Neil Peart and Russell Kirk.

From 2014-2015, Birzer was Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Western Civilization, Thought & Policy.[5]

Selected works
  • Birzer, Bradley J. (2003). J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth. Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Book. ISBN 9781932236200. OCLC 54742159.
  • Birzer, Bradley J. (2007). Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson. Front Royal, Virginia: Christendom Press. ISBN 9780931888861. OCLC 230095474.
  • Birzer, Bradley J. (2014). American Cicero: Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books. ISBN 9781497635715. OCLC 883300592.
  • Birzer, Bradley J. (2015). Neil Peart: Cultural (Re)Percussions. Colorado Springs, Colorado: WordFire Press. ISBN 9781614753544. OCLC 923310688.
  • Birzer, Bradley J. (2015). Russell Kirk: American Conservative. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813166193. OCLC 973052580.

References
  1. "Brad Birzer". Hillsdale College. 2016-03-21. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. "J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S SANCTIFYING MYTH: Understanding Middle-Earth". Publishers Weekly. October 28, 2002. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Philip Irving (March 1, 2010). "Book Review: Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson". Christianity & Literature. 59 (2): 369–371. doi:10.1177/014833311005900224.
  4. McDaniel, Stefan (August 2010). "American Cicero by Bradley J. Birzer". First Things. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. "Bradley J. Birzer". 2015-09-24.


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