Matthew Young
Jack Miller Center Founding Civics Initiative Faculty
Assistant Professor, Elon University
Matthew H. Young is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Elon University. He teaches courses in political theory and ethics, with particular interests in American Political Thought, the ethics of war, religion and politics, law, civil discourse, and PPE (philosophy, politics, and economics).
His primary research project focuses on toleration, or the art of living together through intractable disagreements. He is currently completing a book manuscript on apocalyptic ways of thinking and the development of religious toleration in early modernity. He is the author of several journal articles and book chapters on toleration, multiculturalism, and the liberty of conscience. A second book manuscript, entitled What We Owe To Our Elders, considers the political philosophy and ethics of old age and intergenerational obligation in society.
Research interests:
American Political Thought
The ethics of war
Religion and politics
Law
Civil discourse
Philosophy, politics, and economics
