Peace and Conflict Faculty

Mark Gedney

Dean, School of Humanities and Social Science
Professor of Philosophy

Gedney has been teaching in the philosophy program at Gordon since 1998, after completing an MLitt at the University of Edinburgh and his PhD in 1995 from Boston University. His most recent work has focused on the central role of recognition in social and political life. In particular, he has examined the power of radical hospitality to open up new pathways to restoring mutual recognition in places burdened by persistent violence. In addition ... more ➔

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Paul Brink

Professor of Political Science
Director, Center for Faith and Inquiry

Professor Paul Brink (B.C.S. Redeemer University College; M.A. Dalhousie University; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) has been teaching at Gordon since 2006. His teaching and research interests lie in political philosophy, particularly theories of justice, and faith and politics. A recent publication, “His Law is Love, and his Gospel is Peace” ... more ➔

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Ian DeWeese-Boyd

Professor of Philosophy and Education

Ian DeWeese-Boyd majored in philosophy at the University of South Carolina. He next earned a Master of Arts with an emphasis in New Testament exegesis at Covenant Theological Seminary. At Saint Louis University, where he earned his doctorate in 2001, he studied under Eleonore Stump, who directed his dissertation, Self-Deception and Moral Responsibility. Ian joined the philosophy department at Gordon in 1999. His ... more ➔

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Ruth Melkonian-Hoover

Professor of Political Science
Director of Political Science and International Affairs

Professor Melkonian-Hoover is a professor in the Political Science Department (B.A. Biola University; M.A. and Ph.D. Emory University). With Lyman Kellstedt, she recently co-authored Evangelicals and Immigration: Fault Lines Among the Faithful (2019). She has published in Social Science Quarterly, The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Latin American Perspectives, ... more ➔

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Chan Woong Shin

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Dr. Shin joined Gordon after teaching at Indiana Wesleyan University for 10 years. He teaches courses in International Relations and American politics. His research areas include religion and international relations, American foreign policy, evangelical Christianity and politics. Firmly committed to the idea and practice of faith integration, Dr. Shin is grateful for the opportunity to continue his vocation of Christian scholarship and teaching ... more ➔

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