C. Matthew Phillips
Assistant Professor of History
Social Science Department
Profile Education Ph.D., Saint Louis University (2006)
M.A., Mississippi State University (1997)
B.A., Mississippi College (1993)
Courses taught World Civilization I, World Civilization II, Europe Since 1914, Renaissance and Reformation, Early and Medieval Christianity, History of Russia
Other Phillip's research interests include medieval monasticism, the crusades, and Luther’s theology of the cross. Recent presentations include:
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Ad Vindicandum Iniuriam Crucis: Devotion to the Cross and Crusade Preaching,” Thirty-Ninth International Congress on Medieval Studies, (May 2004)
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Crux Caritatis: John of Liège’s Use of Bernard of Clairvaux’s Sententiae in His Sermo de sancta cruce,” Thirty-Eighth International Congress on Medieval Studies, (May 2003).
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Noster ordo crux est: Preaching the Cross in Twelfth-Century Religious Communities,” Thirty-Seventh International Congress on Medieval Studies, (May 2002).
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O magnum crucis misterium: The Cross, Crusading and Conversion in Alan of Lille’s
Sermo de cruce Domini,” Thirty-Ninth Annual Midwest Medieval History Conference, (September 2000).