Randall Balmer

Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, teaches Religion in North America at Dartmouth College. He is the author of more than a dozen books, and his commentaries appear in newspapers across the country.

Recent Publications

Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2021.

Solemn Reverence: The Separation of Church and State in American Life. Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, 2021.

Redeemer:The Life of Jimmy Carter. New York: Basic Books, 2014.

Research Interests

My field is Religion in North America, and my research interests range from religion in colonial America to evangelicalism to team sports (and religion) in North America.

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I recently completed a book about team sports in North America, and I have turned toward research and writing a biography of the late Mark O. Hatfield, Republican senator from Oregon. In addition, I am working on a documentary and companion book about Orthodoxy in Alaska.