Philip Jenkins | |
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Born | April 3, 1952 |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Humanities, history, religious studies, criminal justice, American studies |
Institutions | Pennsylvania State University, Baylor University |
Philip Jenkins (born April 3, 1952[1]) is a professor of history at Baylor University in the United States, and co-director for Baylor's Program on Historical Studies of Religion in the Institute for Studies of Religion.[2] He is also the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University (PSU). He was professor (from 1993) and a distinguished professor (from 1997) of history and religious studies at the same institution; and also assistant, associate and then full professor of criminal justice and American studies at PSU, 1980–93.[3]
Jenkins is a contributing editor for The American Conservative and writes a monthly column for The Christian Century. He has also written articles for Christianity Today, First Things, and The Atlantic.[4]