Georgia Southern professor facing complaint about religion in history classes

Georgia Southern University Associate Professor Dr. Emerson T. "Tom" McMullen holds a copy of the New Testament, distributed to soldiers during World War I, which included a message from President Woodrow Wilson expressing Christian faith. McMullen considers religious and scientific currents vital to teaching history, but two organizations complain that he goes too far in emphasizing his own views. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

McMullen-w-Testament EDIT — Georgia Southern University Associate Professor Dr. Emerson T. "Tom" McMullen holds a copy of the New Testament, distributed to soldiers during World War I, which included a message from President Woodrow Wilson expressing Christian faith. McMullen considers religious and scientific currents vital to teaching history, but two organizations complain that he goes too far in emphasizing his own views. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Georgia Southern University officials are investigating a complaint that Dr. Tom McMullen crosses the line to preaching in his history classes. McMullen, a tenured associate professor in the History Department, has taught at Georgia Southern for almost 24 years. He teaches upper-level courses, including "The Scientific Revolution" and "Science and Religion," as well as general history classes.

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