Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Sheridan Center for Classical Studies
Gwen Adams holds a doctorate in theology from Liverpool Hope University/Maryvale Institute, a master’s degree in Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Christendom College. She is an author, playwright, director, and teacher with twenty-five years’ experience in parish, diocesan, school, and university settings. She has taught theology, church history, and literature and directed plays including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, Uncle Vanya, and Life Is a Dream. Dr. Adams is the author of By an Unexpected Way: Stories of the New Evangelization and The Handbook to the Heart of Culture (Cluny Media, 2025) and the founder of Bardstreet.com, offering new plays and youth and young adult theater.