Mr. Frank Thornsbury

Frank Thornsbury is the English Program Coordinator at Welch College. He holds a B.A. degree from Welch College and an M.A. degree in English from Valparaiso University. He is currently studying early and nineteenth-century American literature. He has previously served in local politics in his home state of Kentucky. He currently resides in Gallatin, Tennessee, with his wife, Christa, and their three children.

Education

• Ph.D. in English, Middle Tennessee State University (In Progress)
• M.A. in English, Valparaiso University (2014)
• B.A. in History, Welch College (2013)

Areas of Interest

• Early American Literature
• Nineteenth-century American Literature

Select Publications

• “Language and Literature” in Christians in Culture: Cultivating a Christian Worldview for All of Life, edited by Matthew Steven Bracey and Christopher Talbot (Welch College Press)
• “The State and Public Life” in Christians in Culture: Cultivating a Christian Worldview for All of Life, edited by Matthew Steven Bracey and Christopher Talbot (Welch College Press)

Select Courses

• Grammar and Composition I and II
• Foundations for Civic Engagement
• Early American Literature