"He read everything, but he [wanted] to stay fresh. He still challenged his own assumptions about a book, about which he had written a knock-out article," Fertik said.
"I count myself blissfully lucky to get to study with him before he finished his career," Fertik added.
Last year, Heimert also taught English 71, "The Literature of American Religion."
"He loved Jonathan Edwards and his theology. We would just talk about that forever, arguing about him as a thinker and as a theologian," said Candy G. Brown '92.
Brown was first a student of Heimert's in 1993 and maintained a close relationship since then, serving as a teaching fellow for the Lincoln seminar.
"He examined the personal, spiritual and intellectual levels of all those he studied. He forced his students to examine it on a deeper level," she said.
Several students also said that Heimert seriously influenced their careers.
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