Micah Watson is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Politics and Religion at Union University. He is a native of the great golden state of California where he completed his undergraduate degree at U.C. Davis. He completed his M.A. degree in Church-State Studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He holds an M.A. and doctorate degree in Politics from Princeton University. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the conflict between religion and politics as considered by John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Rawls.
Dr. Watson teaches Western Political Thought 1 & 2, a two-course sequence on Christian Political Thought, American Political Thought, Ethics and Public Policy, and a seminar on Politics and Religion. He has taught previously at Villanova University and Princeton University.
His broad research interests include political philosophy, politics and religion, politics and literature, and ethics and public policy. He is currently working on several projects which include how John Locke’s religious views influenced his political theory, the biblical thought of Leo Strauss and Ernest Fortin, the reception of Nietzsche’s critique of Christianity and Enlightenment, and the politics of Harry Potter.
Dr. Watson is married to Julie Watson and together they have four daughters: Abigail, Anastasia, Annika, and Alexandra. The Watsons make their home in Jackson, Tennessee. They are accompanied by their faithful dog Jack, who keeps Dr. Watson company as the other male in the household.
