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About Alan Kolp

Chair, Faith & Life
Professor
Faculty Athletic Representative

Ph.D., Harvard University
B.D., Harvard Divinity School
A.B., Guilford College

Contact:
(440) 826-2172, 
akolp@bw.edu

Dr. Alan Kolp is holder of the Baldwin Wallace chair in faith and life and professor of religion. He earned degrees from Guilford College and Harvard Divinity School and a doctorate from Harvard University. Kolp is a co-author, with his business colleagues Peter Rea and Pierre Everaert, on a recent book, “Igniting Innovation With Integrity: Following the B.R.I.C. Road.”  Kolp also co-authored with Rea the 2006 book “Integrity is a Growth Market: Character-Based Leadership.” This book has been translated into Portuguese. In addition, he has numerous publications in contemporary spirituality, including two popular books “Fresh Winds of the Spirit” and “Canopy of Light & Love.”  In June 2017 Kolp and Rea published their third book together, “Exception to the Rule.”  He writes a daily inspirational blog.

Before coming to Baldwin Wallace University in 2000, Kolp taught at Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana. For six years he served as head of the graduate school as dean of Earlham School of Religion. Kolp also served eight years as pastoral leader at First Friends Meeting in Richmond. Currently, Kolp serves on the board of directors of The International Thomas Merton Society.

Kolp teaches classes in contemporary spirituality. Kolp was the co-founder with Rea of the Center for Innovation & Growth (CIG), a campus-wide, co-curricular effort to infuse an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset in all students. He is also the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) faculty representative and is teaching a leadership colloquium for student athletes.

Honors

Ph.D. with distinction
B.D. cum laude
A.B. cum laude
Fulbright Fellow, Wilhelms Universitat, Munster, Germany
Visiting Fellow, Woodbrooke College, University of Birmingham, England
Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford University

Professional Societies

American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
American Society of Church History

Inspirational Message

Read Dr. Kolp's daily inspirational message on his blog and on Twitter.

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