Professor Graedon Zorzi of Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia is joining the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government (CCCG) as a visiting scholar for the 2026-27 academic year. A professor of theology and philosophy, Zorzi’s research concentrates on the relationship between Christianity and classical liberalism.
After earning his M.Div. at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Zorzi earned his Ph.D. in Political Science and Religious Studies from Yale University. He served as an Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy at George Fox University for two years before joining Patrick Henry College in 2021. Beyond academia, Zorzi also serves as an ordained pastor for the Anglican Church in North America.
While at Notre Dame, Zorzi plans to work on his forthcoming book, Modest Solidarity: Division and the Limits of Political Unity. His project will explore how emphasis on solidarity, which he calls “unified commitment to the common good,” can undermine the liberties our society is built upon. Zorzi hopes his research “will help recover classical liberal wisdom on the perennial problem of the one and the many,” as well as “[offer] resources for a healthier balance between solidarity and liberty at a moment when both the right and the left are growing skeptical of negative rights.”
Zorzi comes to Notre Dame as a long-time admirer of the community on campus, having visited for several conferences and academic events over the years. And for him, the CCCG is a natural home at Notre Dame. “There are few places in the country so focused on the philosophical and moral principles supportive of freedom, virtue, and rule of law.”
Every year, the CCCG hosts visiting faculty who pursue research aligned with the Center’s purview and goals while participating in the intellectual community on campus. Scholars engage with Notre Dame faculty to develop their research and take full advantage of the Center’s resources and academic programming. Last academic year, the Center hosted Dr. Carl Trueman of Grove City College, who just published his book The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity (Sentinel 2026).
While Zorzi is at Notre Dame, he will teach a one-credit course in the Constitutional Studies minor during the spring semester, and lead a weekend colloquium on liberalism and religion while working on his upcoming book.
Professor Phillip Muñoz, director of the CCCG, expressed his excitement to host Zorzi next academic year. “We are thrilled to welcome Graedon Zorzi as part of our ongoing project to bring scholars on critical issues in political theory into conversation with each other and into conversation with the broader Notre Dame community.”