Joel Carpenter, Professor, History 
Director, Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity
(616)526-7155
jcarpent@calvin.edu
Office: Hekman Library 406A
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Educational background
B.A., History, Calvin College
M.A., History, Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., History, Johns Hopkins University
Research and professional interests
Prof. Carpenter has a longstanding interest in American religious and cultural history, but he has been working lately in the history of Christianity in Africa and Asia. He also writes about Christianity in higher education.
Recent activities
Prof. Carpenter is working with an international team of scholars on a book about Christian higher education worldwide. This past summer he traveled to South Africa, China, and Peru, visiting projects sponsored by the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity.
Life outside of Calvin College
"My wife and I love to travel, and we are also avid golfers. We have a dog, Lucy, who has become our personal fitness trainer. We like visiting our daughter, Becky, who lives (and teaches) in Chicago and our son, Andrew, who has been stationed in a variety of places with the U.S. Navy."
Other information
Prof. Carpenter is director of the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity, a research and faculty development agency of Calvin College, and Seminars@Calvin, a national program for Christian faculty development.
See a partial list of Joel Carpenter's publications.
