Randall Balmer

Biography

Randall Herbert Balmer, born October 22, 1954, is an American historian of American religion and Episcopal priest. He taught at Barnard College and Columbia University for 27 years before joining Dartmouth College in 2012, where he was named Mandel Family Professor in the Arts & Sciences. A prolific scholar, Balmer has also served as visiting professor at numerous institutions, including Yale Divinity School and Princeton Theological Seminary.