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William Bulman serves as Professor and Department Chair at Lehigh University, holding the NEH Distinguished Chair in the College of Arts and Sciences. A leading historian of early modern Britain and its empire, his work explores how societies navigate difference and disagreement through political, religious, and intellectual lenses.
His academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in History, Princeton University (2010)
- M.A. in History, Princeton University (2005)
- A.B. and A.M., Washington University in St. Louis (2002)
Bulman's research spans Political History, Intellectual History, Religious History, Early Modern Britain, the British Empire, the Enlightenment, Majority Rule, Party Politics, and the Church of England. He employs interdisciplinary methodologies combining humanistic and social-scientific approaches. His major publications include the monographs "Anglican Enlightenment" (Cambridge, 2015) reinterpreting early Enlightenment religious politics, and "The Rise of Majority Rule in Early Modern Britain and its Empire" (Cambridge, 2021) tracing representative assembly origins. He co-edited "God in the Enlightenment" (Oxford, 2016) and "Political and Religious Practice in the Early Modern British World" (Manchester, 2022), with current projects encompassing a global history of majority rule for general audiences and revolutionary England debates.
His distinguished recognition includes:
- NEH Distinguished Chair from the National Endowment for the Humanities
As an educator, Bulman teaches diverse courses including "Time Travel: How to Make History," "Three English Revolutions," "Democracy's Rise and Fall," and advanced seminars on the British Atlantic World, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary historical pedagogy.
