Dr. Steele Brand

Interim Executive Director

Dr. Steele Brand is Professor of History and directs the Politics, Philosophy, & History Program at Cairn University. He teaches courses in history and political thought, spanning from the ancient Near East to the early modern period. He also taught military history classes at the University of Texas-Austin and is a former U.S. Army tactical intelligence officer. Brand received his Ph.D. from Baylor University and his M.A.Th. from Southwestern Seminary.

Brand’s publications focus on republicanism, citizen armies, and statesmanship. His first book, Killing for the Republic: Citizen-Soldiers and the Roman Way of War, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press (2019). He has published articles in journals such as Humanitas and Religions. Interviews and popular versions of his work have appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today, The Hill, Fox News, and Time, among others. He is currently completing a manuscript on the conception and early exemplars of late antique statesmanship.