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Timothy Grundmeier

Biography

Professor of History

 

Office: WCC 236

PhD Baylor University
MDiv Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary
MA Minnesota State University—Mankato
BA Martin Luther College

Timothy Grundmeier joined the faculty of Martin Luther College in 2017. He teaches in the areas of American History and Modern World History.

Dr. Grundmeier’s research focuses on religion and politics in the nineteenth-century United States. He has published articles and reviews in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Religion in AmericaConcordia Historical Institute QuarterlyMinnesota HistoryCivil War HistoryJournal of Church and State, and other outlets. His first book, Lutheranism and American Culture: The Making of a Distinctive Faith in the Civil War Era, is under contract with Louisiana State University Press.

Tim and his wife, Erika, have four children. They enjoy reading, board games, playing sports, and traveling (especially to see Papa and Grandma).