Grayden McCashen

Assistant Professor of Humanities, Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida

Biography

Grayden studies the history, especially the religious and intellectual history, of ancient Mediterranean world, with a special interest in Christianity during the Roman period. He graduated from Oxford with an M.Phil. in Theology (2018) and Emory University with a PhD in Religion (Historical Studies in Theology and Religion; 2024) before spending two years at the Maritain Center, the first as an affiliated visiting researcher with the History of Philosophy Forum, and the second as a staff member. He has also taught a range of humanities, philosophy, theology, and history classes at the undergraduate and seminary levels.

Research Interests

  • Early Christianity
  • ancient philosophy of mind
  • Church-State relations in early Christianity
  • Irenaeus of Lyons