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Bio
Dr. Gullotta is an assistant professor and historian of American religion. He directs the Salmon P. Chase Society.
His research and teaching focus on religious literacy for civic life and historical appreciation. His first book, forthcoming from Yale University Press, examines how religious politics shaped the rise of Andrew Jackson and the formation of the Democratic and Whig parties. He is also at work on a biography of Samuel Parris, the Salem Village minister at the center of the 1692 witch trials.
His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Hill, The Bulwark, National Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, and many other outlets.
Before joining the Chase Center, he held research and teaching positions at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford; the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi; and the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University
He holds a PhD in Religious Studies (with a minor in History) from Stanford University, an MA in Religion (History of Christianity) from Yale University Divinity School, an MTS from the Australian Catholic University, and a BTh with Honors from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Courses taught
- CIVICLL 2110 American Creeds and Conflicts
- CIVICLL 2120 American Civic Traditions
- CIVICLL 3580 Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Leadership and Discipleship
Areas of Expertise
- American Christianity
- American religious politics
- American religious life and practice
- Early American history