James Chappel is the Gilhuly Family Associate Professor of History at Duke University. He works on the intellectual history of modern Europe and the United States, focusing on themes of religion, gender, and the family. He has published two books and published widely in both scholarly and non-scholarly sites (The New York Times, The Nation, and more). At Duke, he is committed above all to History undergraduates, especially majors, and to the pursuit of prison engagement opportunities. He is currently co-chair of the Prison Engagement Initiative at the Kenan Institute for Ethics and founded the Duke-in-Prison lecture series.
Books in order of publication:
Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church – 2018
Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age – 2024
Oak Lawn Library Friends 