Kevin R den Dulk
- Dr. Kevin R den Dulk
- Associate Provost, Global Campus
- Politics and Economics, Politics, Office of the Provost
- Spoelhof University Center 383C (Map)
- (616) 526-6234
- kevin.dendulk@calvin.edu
- Curriculum Vitae
Education
A native Californian, Kevin den Dulk earned his bachelor of arts degree in philosophy at Calvin College in 1992. After a brief stint in a corporate law firm, he completed his M.A. in political science at the University of Georgia (1995) and his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin at Madison (2001). In 2001, he took a position in the Department of Political Science at Grand Valley State University, and later added a joint appointment as Honors Faculty-in-Residence. He returned to Calvin as the Spoelhof Teacher-Scholar-in-Residence during the 2011-2012 academic year. From 2012-2019, he served as the Executive Director of the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics and held the Paul B. Henry Chair in Political Science. In 2020, he began his current role at Calvin University, serving as Associate Provost.
Biography
Professor den Dulk has trouble narrowing his focus, and so he’s written on a wide range of ideas and movements, from the great challenges of religious pluralism in western democracies to the nitty-gritty politics of water managers in local politics. True to form, he is currently working on several very different projects, including a three-year grant-funded exploration of the tension between populism and internationalism within evangelicalism, a spatial analysis of state-level resources available to men and women when upon re-entry from prison, and an exploration of the politics of water among agricultural interests in the western United States. He is active in various community-based activities, especially civic education in local schools. He serves on the board of the Michigan Center for Civic Education and the Association for Public Justice.
Hobbies
Gardening, travel, fly fishing, hiking, working on his money pit
Academic interests
Religion and politics cross-nationally; religious freedom; American politics and policy; public law and courts; political theory
Research and scholarship
Publications
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Looking at the Election Through Polarized Lenses? in Comment
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: September 29, 2016
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Why Loving Our Neighbors Includes Voting Down Ballot in Capital Commentary
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: October 17, 2016
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Peace for the Persecuted in Banner
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: October 10, 2016
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What Do We Know About Hillary Clinton and Religious Freedom? in Cornerstone Blog
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: October 20, 2016
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An Institutionalist Perspective on Religion and Politics in . Mediating Religion and Politics: Political Institutions and the Policy Process
by Kevin R. den Dulk, Elizabeth Oldmixon
Published: January 1, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-39440-8
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Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices Fifth Edition
by Kevin R. den Dulk, Allen D. Hertzke, Laura R. Olson, Robert Booth Fowler
Published: December 24, 2013
ISBN: 978-0813348513
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Pews, Prayers and Participation: Religion and Civic Responsibility
by Corwin E. Smidt, Kevin R. den Dulk, Douglas Koopman, Stephen Monsma
Published: November 12, 2008
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Liberal Democracy has "Trust Issues": Why Civil Society Won't Revive Our Trust in Government. in Comment
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: March 1, 2017
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Christianity in Chinese Public Life: Religion, Society, and the Rule of Law
by Dr. Joel A. Carpenter, Dr. Kevin R. den Dulk
Published: January 27, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-42787-8
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-41018-4 -
The Challenge of Pluralism: Church and State in Six Democracies 3rd Edition
by Stephen V. Monsma, Kevin R. den Dulk, J. Christopher Soper
Published: January 2, 2017
ISBN: 978-1442250437
eBook ISBN: 978-1442250444 -
The Disappearing God Gap?: Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election
by Corwin E. Smidt, Kevin den Dulk, James Penning, Steve Monsma, Doug Koopman, Bryan Froehle
Published: February 8, 2011
ISBN: 978-0199734702
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ISOLATION AND THE PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRACY: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE ALIENATED: Does pluralism have an answer to our social estrangement? in Comment
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: July 14, 2018
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Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices, 6th Edition
by Kevin den Dulk, Allen D. Hertzke, Laura R. Olson, Robert Booth Fowler
Published: July 27, 2018
ISBN: 9781138596153
eBook ISBN: 9780429487910 -
Are Principles Enough? Virtues in Public Policy in Public Justice Review: A Manifesto; Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: July 18, 2018
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Confronting Flint's Underground Disaster in Christianity Today's Quick to Listen
by Kevin den Dulk
Published: March 24, 2016
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The Church and Religious Persecution in Calvin Shorts
by Kevin R. den Dulk, Robert J. Joustra
Published: July 25, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-937555-13-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-937555-13-9
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