Rev. Dr. Charles L. Howard

University Chaplain | University of Pennsylvania

  • Scholarly interests are in Africana Studies, an interdisciplinary field of study devoted to the critical and systematic examination of the cultural, political, social, economic, and historical experiences of African Americans, Africans, and peoples of African descent around the world.
  • Author of several journal articles and book chapters, and his writings have been featured in such publications as Black Arts Quarterly, Black Theology: An International Journal, Daily Good, Urban Cusp, Sojourners Magazine, and The Huffington Post, where he is a regular contributor.
  • Previously taught in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Graduate School of Education at Penn, as well as at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.