Joseph T. Cochran, Ph.D.

Lecturer of History

Introduction

Joseph T. Cochran is a Lecturer of History. He teaches survey and upper-level courses in Global, European and American history.

Curriculum Vitae

Research Overview

Cochran’s monograph, Jonathan Edwards and Hebrews (Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2025), is an intellectual history of how the early American pastor and philosopher Jonathan Edwards interpreted and applied the Epistle to the Hebrews in his ministerial context and in his wider global influence. Our God Is an Awesome Brand (Brazos Press, 2027) is a 20th-century brand history of evangelicals.

Select Publications

• Our God Is an Awesome Brand: How Evangelicals Built America’s Most Powerful Religious Movement (Brazos Press, April 2027).
• Jonathan Edwards and Hebrews: A Harmonic Interpretation of Scripture, New Directions in Jonathan Edwards Studies, Vol. 9, Ed. by Harry S. Stout, Kenneth P. Minkema and Andriaan C. Neele (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2025).
• “Jonathan Edwards and the Trinity: A Reappraisal” in Jonathan Edwards Studies 15, No. 1 (2025).

Teaching Focus

Cochran’s teaching focuses include courses on Global History, the History of Western Civilization, American History, Atlantic Colonial History, History of Religion, Church History, Print Culture History, History of Personal Narratives, the History of Magic and Folklore and Evangelical History.

Previous Roles

• Visiting Professor, Yale Divinity School, Summer 2025
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Wheaton College, 2020-2024
• Social Media Coordinator, The Conference on Faith and History, 2020-2024
• Adjunct Professor, Trinity Christian College, 2019-2021
• Assistant Director, Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2015-2019