Flagler College Professor Named Research Associate with St. Augustine Institute

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Flagler College Professor Timothy Johnson

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (08/16/2011)(readMedia)-- Dr. Timothy Johnson, professor of Religion and chair of the Humanities Department at Flagler College, was recently named a research associate at the Historical St. Augustine Research Institute.

Johnson's area of expertise is in the history of Christian spirituality and theology. His primary focus is on the Middle Ages and the Franciscans. While he is a research associate Johnson hopes to pool his resources to fuel his research as well as apply for research funding.

"My affiliation with the group will allow me to seek funding for future conferences as well as for further research on Thomas Hastings and church architecture," said Johnson.

Johnson also recently served as a lead presenter and master teacher at the Future of Liberal Education & Franciscan Pedagogies Summer Conference at St. Bonaventure University in New York.

The conference was for faculty and administrators interested in discussing the challenges to liberal education and assessing institutional commitments to a liberal education in a time of competing commitments and finite resources.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,600 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

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