About
Christopher Bishop is a fourth-year Ph. D. student in Modern U.S. History at Auburn University. Originally from Greenville, South Carolina, Bishop received his B. A. from Erskine College and his M. A. from Western Carolina University.
While at Western Carolina, he researched, wrote, and published a short book, A Beautiful Horizon: An Illustrated History of the Arts at Western Carolina University, to commemorate the founding of WCU's College of Fine and Performing Arts.
In 2011, he published an article in Methodist History entitled, "Southern Methodism and the New South Creed: A Reevaluation of the Controversy Surrounding the Establishment of Vanderbilt University." Bishop's current research focuses on Methodism and the growth of the middle class in the New South for a dissertation under the direction of Dr. Charles A. Israel. In addition, Bishop is currently writing a paper exploring life in the Civilian Conservation Corps for a collection of essays to be published by the University of South Carolina Press.
Beyond research and writing, Bishop is an accomplished teacher. He has taught in Auburn's world history program, leading break-out discussion sections and as an instructor of record. Bishop is currently teaching world history to international students through the Auburn Global Program.
