He studies the history of Christian thought in medieval and early modern Europe. He’s particularly interested in the way that theological discourses have been conditioned by other modes of knowledge, including philosophy, natural science, visual culture, and contemplative practices. His first book, Mathematical Theologies: Nicholas of Cusa and the Legacy of Thierry of Chartres, examined the fifteenth-century German polymath, Nicholas of Cusa, whose writings combined mystical theology with medieval number theory. He is currently writing a sequel that explores religious uses of geometrical diagrams during debates over iconoclasm in the Renaissance and Reformation. He received his B.A. in Religion from Stanford University, his M.Div. Theology and Ph.D. in Religion from the University of Chicago.