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William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy and Peace and Justice Studies, Gettysburg College.

Kerry joined the philosophy department in 1985. Before coming to Gettysburg College, he taught at Xavier University in Cincinnati. He's also taught at the University of Essex in England. With interests in American colonial and early Republic intellectual history, religious experience, and peace and justice studies, Kerry teaches courses such as Philosophy and Food, Philosophy and Mysticism, Medieval Philosophy, Philosophy of Peace and Nonviolence, and Philosophy of Religion.

The award-winning author or editor of 30 books and over 100 articles in scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, Kerry's latest books are Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Continuum), a critical edition of John Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration (Broadview), and Giving Up god…to Find God: Breaking Free of Idolatry (Orbis). His interest in Peace and Justice Studies has led him in recent years to explore the two decades leading up to the American Civil War. He has published The Underground Railroad (ABC-CLIO/Praeger), Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War (ABC-CLIO/Praeger), and Explosion on the Potomac: The 1844 Calamity Aboard the USS Princeton (The History Press). A complete list of his books may be found on his personal webpage.

A Korean edition of Kerry's The Art of Dying and Living was published in late 2011. The English edition was awarded a Gold Nautilus Award in 2012. His Revolutionary Deists was named a “Choice Outstanding Book of the Year,” one of 600 chosen from 7,263 titles reviewed by Choice in 2011. His Merciful Meekness: Becoming a Spiritually Integrated Person was named a “Best Book in Spirituality for 2005” by Spirituality and Health Magazine.

Kerry holds the William Bittinger Chair of Philosophy. He is a past Edwin and Cynthia Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in Humanities, and has served as Chairperson of the Philosophy Department. He also teaches in the Peace and Justice Studies program.