Dr. David A. Hill

Biography

Dr. Hill is native son of the Kansas City, MO area, where he has lived most of his life. He earned BA degrees in History, Religious Studies, and Classics from Missouri State University.  He also earned an MA in British history from MSU and M.Th. (theology) from Duke Divinity School.  Yet another MA in European History from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. from KU, where he specialized in medieval and classical church history.  He studied abroad in the UK, attending Imperial College, University of London, and Exeter College, Oxford University. Dr. Hill has led study abroad trips through the University of Kansas to Cambridge University, St. Andrews University, and Cardiff University.  He has taught a variety of history courses over the last decade including ancient, medieval, Reformation, world, and US history. He has further taught several courses on globalism and Christian theology. The study of history has profoundly influenced his life and he brings a passion for the subject into the virtual and traditional classroom.

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Education

• Ph.D. Medieval Church History, University of Kansas, (2020)
  Dissertation: “The Perception of Holiness: Spiritual Idealism in Late Medieval & Reformation England, 1350-1539”
• M.Th. Christian Theology, Duke University, School of Divinity (2023)
• M.A. British History, University of Kansas, (2014)
• M.A. European History, Missouri State University, (2012)
  Thesis: “Blood & Fire: The Inquisition of Mary Tudor 1555-1558”
• B.A. History & Religious Studies, Classics Minor, Missouri State University (2010) – Magna Cum Laude

Teaching

• HST 121 - US History until 1877
• HST 103 - World History until 1688

Professional experience

• Lecturer in History, University of Kansas 2016-2020
• Senior Lecturer in History, Park University 2016-2021
• Lecturer in History, Missouri State University 2020-present

"Methodists & Progressivism, 1870-1920," United Methodist Magazine, (2022)
"Visions of the Netherworld in Early Christianity: Sheol, Hades, & Hell," Presented @ Duke Divinity Seminar (2022)
"The History and Meaning of the Liturgical Year in the Methodist Movement," Journal of Methodist Studies, (2023)
"The English Carthusians: How Holiness and Spiritual Idealism Shapped the English Reformation" (Forthcoming, 2024)

Research and professional interests

Dr. Hill's research interests focus upon the history of Christianity, specifically the late medieval period, the Reformation, and post-Reformation world. He examines how individuals and ideas interact to shape societies and great events. His interests further extend to the interaction of theology as well as spirituality among disparate Christian groups.

Other interests

Early modern & modern British history, church history, history of Christianity in late medieval Europe, Victorian Methodism and social history

Awards and honors