Junius Johnson

Junius has scholarly expertise in philosophical and historical theology, especially the Medieval period, and in Classical and Medieval literature. He holds a BA from Oral Roberts University, a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and an MA, two MPhils, and a PhD from Yale University. He is the author of 4 books: The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty, Patristic and Medieval Atonement Theory, Bonaventure On The Eucharist: Commentary on the Sentences, Book IV, dist. 8-13, and Christ and Analogy: The Christocentric Metaphysics of Hans Urs von Balthasar.

Junius was a Lecturer in Latin and Theology at Yale Divinity School for seven years and an assistant professor in Great Texts at Baylor University for six years. In addition, he has taught both in public school, a homeschool coop, and a small classical school, for which he also served as headmaster.

A professional french horn player, Junius has performed on three continents and recorded on 6 albums and the soundtrack for Rian Johnson’s The Brothers Bloom. He is an honorary member of the United States Army Field Band and the Royal Bermuda Regiment Band, and is the founder and horn emeritus for the quintet Brass.