Ancient Empires: From Mesopotamia to the Rise of Islam, with Eric H. Cline (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

   News and Frontier Consciousness in the Late Roman Empire (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006).

   Articles / Book Chapters / Book Reviews

     Review of The Seer in Ancient Greece by Michael Attyah Flower.  Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008, in The Historian 72.2 (2010): 468-469.

     “The Phrygian Empire,” 10,000 word article in The Encyclopedia of Empires of the World (New York: Facts on File Publishing, 2011).

     Review of The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin and North Africa by Getzel M. Cohen.  Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006, in The Historian 70.1 (2008): 93-94.

     “Wall Decoration: Worked Stone,” in Bir Ftouha:  A Pilgrimage Church Complex at Carthage.  Susan Stevens et al. eds. Portsmouth, RI: Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 59 (2005), 379-397.

     “Tomyris” and “Triaria”  From Amazons to Fighter Pilots, ed. Reina Pennington.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.

     “Diocese” in Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition.  Graham Speake, ed. London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000, 482-484.

     Review of The Empress Theophano: Byzantium and the West at the turn of the first millennium  Ed. Adelbert Davids.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Medieval Prosopography 17:1 (Spring 1996): 275-280.

     “Mommsen, Harnack, and the Prosopography of Late Antiquity,” by Stefan Rebenich, translated from German by Mark W. Graham. Medieval Prosopography 17:1 (Spring 1996): 149-167.

     “’The Enchanter’s Wand’: Charles Darwin, The Beagle Voyage, and Foreign Missions,” Journal of Religious History 31.2 (2007): 131-150.

• Specialization: Late Antiquity, a field which includes the late Roman Empire, early Medieval Europe, the rise of Islam, and the early Byzantine Empire.   
• Courses taught:
  • Humanities 101 (Civilization)
  • World History I, World History II
  • Ancient World, Medieval Europe
  • Modern Europe, Rise of Christianity
  • Byzantium and Islam, Ancient Historiography
  • Medieval Intellectual History, Latin I
• Organizations advised: Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary, The Classics Society.
• Recreational interests: Coin and antique collecting, international traveling (he and his wife have visited more than 20 countries), American roadtrips (he, his wife, and a one year old daughter once did a 9600 mile, six-week excursion) and reading books with his daughters (Hobbit and Greek myths told for children are the current favorites).
• Interesting historical fact: In the thirteenth century the majority of the world’s Christians lived outside of Western Europe, spread across the Middle East and Central Asia.  These Christians, largely forgotten after their decimation by the Mongols, live on today as the Assyrian Christians in Iran, Iraq, and parts of the U.S. and Canada.

• Education:

  Office: HAL 303C           Email: jredwards@gcc.edu   Phone: 3346                  Box: 3023

  • B.A., History, Asbury College, 1992 
  • M.A. History, University of Kentucky, 1994        
  • Ph.D., History and Philosophy of Education, University of Kentucky, 2003
• Awards:

  • Lehrman Scholar: Princeton’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions 2008

• Selected Publications:

  • Ask the Professor: What Freshmen Need to Know co-authored by Dr. Timothy D. Holder and published by Greyhound Books, April 2008. 
  • “Fundamentalism and Freedom in the American Public School Classroom” in Church and State Issues in America Today. Praeger Press, 2007.   
  • Several historical papers on American education presented by the Center for Vision and Values.
  • Numerous columns and reviews published in newspapers and journals across the nation
• Specialization: Agrarian philosophy, American educational history, Southern history, cultural/worldview analysis
• Courses taught:
  • Humanities 101 (Civilization)
  • Humanities 302 (Modern Civilization from an International Perspective)
  • Foundations of Education I
  • Foundations of Education II
  • Issues of Education Seminar
  • Foundations of History
  • Film and History
  • Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • United States History I
  • Faith and American Education
• Organizations advised: The Fugitives (Intercollegiate Studies Inst. Chapter); Debate Team
• Recreational interests: fishing, travel, University of Kentucky basketball, fantasy football, bowling, cards
• Interesting historical fact:

  Beginning with William Henry Harrison in 1840, every United States president elected in a year that ended in zero died in office. This grim streak lasted until Ronald Reagan who was elected in 1980. Besides Harrison, the list includes Abraham Lincoln (1860), James Garfield (1880), William McKinley (1900), Warren Harding (1920), Franklin Roosevelt (1940), and John F. Kennedy (1960).

Andrew Mitchell, Assistant Professor of History

Office: HAL 300C          Email: ajmitchell@gcc.edu  Phone: 3825                       Box: 3043

• Education: 
  • BA, History, Hillsdale College
  • MA, History, The Ohio State University
  • Ph.D., History, The Ohio State University
• Selected Publications:

  • “Una nueva perspectiva sobre la Guerra dels Segadors: en búsqueda de la ‘limpieza de fe,’” in Actes del 5è Congrés d’Història Moderna de Catalunya.  Identitats, Conflictes, Representacions  (Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona: Diputacío de Barcelona, 2003), vol. II, pp. 367-372.

• Specialization:  Early modern Europe, Military history, Spanish history
• Courses taught:
  • HUM 101: (Civilization)
  • HST 209: Renaissance and Early-Modern Europe
  • HST 231: History of Latin America (1492-Present)
  • HST 260: Historical Writing
  • HST 265: History of Spain (1469-Present)
  • HST 336: US Military History
  • HST 360: Food & Feasting in the Western Tradition
  • HST 360: Early Modern European Historiography
  • HST 375: Two World Wars
  • HST 390: French Revolution & Napoleon
  • HUM 302: (Modern Civilization in International Perspective)
• Recreational interests: Reading, playing the piano and tuba, watching college and professional football
• Interesting historical fact: The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio had its roots in the legendary Toledo War of 1835-1836. Before Michigan could become a state, it needed to have its borders clearly defined, especially between current states such as Ohio and Indiana. Trouble emerged over a strip of land leading west from Toledo which was claimed by both Michigan and Ohio (with Toledo leaning towards joining Michigan). State militias were called out several times over the two years, but the only known casualty was caused by Ohioan Two Stickney (his older brother was named "On") who stabbed a Michigan sheriff venturing too far "south of the border." President Andrew Jackson forced Michigan to cede its claim and the state was then compensated for its "loss" by receiving the Upper Peninsula. This war was long forgotten by residents in both states until the 1960s, when Ohio State coach, Woody Hayes, decided to make something out of it in order to inspire his team, and the rest, as they say, is history.

• Education:  

  Office: HAL 313B             Email: jasparks@gcc.edu  Phone: 2056                  Box: 3001

  • B.A., Economics Grove City College, 1966
  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School. 
  • Admitted, State Bars in Michigan and Pennsylvania
•  Awards:
  • Grove City College Professor of the Year, 2001
  • Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award, 2002
• Selected Publications:
  • “Education Means Emancipation: Poverty and Schooling,” Center for Vision & Values Poverty Conference, 2006
  • Editor, Is Capitalism Morally Bankrupt?  (Grove City College Press, 2000)
  • “Educational Rebirth in Wilkinsburg:  The Turner School Initiative” for the Allegheny Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996
  • “If We Don’t Get Our Share,” in Clichés of Politics, Mark Spangler, ed. (The Foundation for Economic Education, 1994)
  • “Private Property, Non-ownership and the Third World,” in Man of Principle, John W. Robbins and Mark Spangler, eds. (Grove City College Press, 1992)
  • “Biblical Principles and Business Law,” in Biblical Principles & Business—the Practice, Richard C. Chewning, ed. (NavPress, 1990)
  • “Pennsylvania Education in the 1990s: The Need for Choice and Substance,” in Leading Pennsylvania Into the 21^st Century: Policy Strategies for the Future, Don E. Eberly, ed. (The Commonwealth Foundation, 1990) Editor, The Infant Formula Feeding Controversy (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1985)“The Legal Standing of Gold—Contract v. Status,” in Gold Is Money, in Hans F. Sennholz, ed. (Greenwood Press, 1975) 
  • Thirty-five articles and reviews in the following publications:  The Journal of Christian Reconstruction;  The Presbyterian Layman; Discipleship Journal; Engage Social Action; The Freeman; The University Bookman;  Food Policy;  Private Practice; The St. Croix Review; Pennsylvania Outlook, Quarterly Review of Business;  Allegheny Institute Occasional Paper.
• Specialization: U.S. Constitutional History and Educational Policy
• Courses taught:  U.S. Constitutional History I, U.S. Constitutional II, and Business Law
• Organizations advised:  Pre-law advisor and Advisor to Law Society.
• Recreational interests:  Golf, walking, swimming and gardening
• Interesting historical fact:  The first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was John Jay, who also authored several of the Federalist Papers.  He resigned that position to run to what was then a more prestigious post--Governor of New York.

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