Guelzo, Allen C.

Born on Feb. 2, 1953 in Japan to a military family. During his youth, he developed a fascination with history in general, and Lincoln in particular, earning his M.A. and Ph. D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Philadelphia Theological Seminary and an honorary doctorate in history from Lincoln College. His first book was a revision of his Ph. D. dissertation on Edwards on the Will: A Century of American Philosophical Debate. Guelzo is a two-time winner of the Lincoln Prize, for his books Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America. Guelzo formerly held the position of Dean at The Templeton Honors College at Eastern University, where he was the Grace Ferguson Kea Professor of American History. Previously, he was a professor of history at the Philadelphia Theological Seminary. Guelzo's other publications include The Crisis of the American Republic: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and an edition of Josiah G. Holland's Life of Abraham Lincoln.