Gai M. Ferdon, Ph.D.

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Professor of Government

Green Hall, Room 1605D

Office hours by appointment only

Education

Ph.D. in History, University of Leicester
M.A. in Government and Public Policy, Regent University
B.A. in History, Indiana Wesleyan University
B.A. in Political Science, Indiana Wesleyan University

Biography

Dr. Ferdon’s educational background has been interspersed with life-changing missionary experiences and teaching positions in many interesting and intriguing parts of the world. Her experience relative to teaching and instruction spans 38 years both in the United States and abroad.

Memberships

Board Member – Foundation for American Christian Education, Chesapeake, VA (2018 to Present)
Hillsdale College Free Market Forum (2012 to Present)
American Friend of Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK (2004 to Present)
Pi Gamma Mu – Indiana Wesleyan University (1988 to Present)
Friend of the Institute of Historical Research, London, UK (May, 2000-May, 2001)
Reader at Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK (May 2000-November, 2004)
Ecclesiastical History Society, Birmingham, UK (2002-December, 2003)
YWAM (1984-1988)

Courses Taught

Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise (GOVT. 200)
Political Economy and Public Policy (GOVT. 350)
American Political Ideas: The Founders (GOVT. 402)
American Constitutional History (GOVT. 421)
Public Policy Development in the Political Environment (GOVT. 458)

Edited Works

Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise: A Biblical Christian Worldview Emphasis and Interactive Notes (Textbook), 2^nd ed. (Dubuque, IO: Kendall Hunt Publishing Comp., 2014, 2019).
The Political Use of the Bible in Early Modern Britain: Royalists, Republicans, Fifth Monarchists and Levellers (Cambridge, U.K: Jubilee Centre, 2013). Monograph.
A Republic If You Can Keep It: America’s Authentic Liberty Confronts Contemporary Counterfeits. (Foundation for American Christian Education, Chesapeake, VA, 2008).
The Christian History of the Constitution of the United States of America, Vol. I: Christian Self-Government, Founders Edition (Chesapeake, VA: Foundation for American Christian Education, 1960, 2006).

Research Interests

Early Modern British and American Political Thought
Political Use of the Bible, Biblical Law, Old and New Testament History
Public Policy: Economic Policy; Education Policy; Foreign Policy; Religious and Civil Liberty
American, US, and British Constitutional History
Federalism and Civil Government
Worldview Studies and Apologetics
Biblical Law, Old and New Testament History
Hermeneutics