Lawrence Carter

Lawrence Edward Carter is an American historian and civil rights expert. He is Professor of Religion and Dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. Carter is the founder of the Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel Assistants Pre-seminarians Program.[1]

Early life and education

Carter was born in Georgia to John and Bernice Carter. He grew up in Ohio eventually receiving his B.A. degree from Virginia University of Lynchburg and his M. Div., S.T.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Boston University.[2]

Career

After graduating Carter served Associate Dean of Daniel L. Marsh Chapel at Boston University. He later taught at Harvard University Divinity School and served as coordinator of African American studies at Simmons College.[2]

At Morehouse, Carter founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel Assistants Pre-seminarians Program. He commissioned the Gandhi Ikeda King Hassan Institute for Ethics and Reconciliation in 1999, and created the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builder’s Prize of the Morehouse Chapel in 2001.[2]

Awards and honors

Carter has received four honorary degrees from the following three schools: Lincoln University, Al al-Bayt University, and Soka University of Japan. He has received the following awards:[2]

  • Seikyo Award for Highest Honor
  • Trumpet Award for Spirituality.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow (x2)
  • Fulbright-Hayes Scholar

Select works

  • Walking Integrity: Benjamin Elijah Mays, Mentor to Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Global Ethical Options, in the Tradition of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Daisaku Ikeda

See also

References

  1. ↑ College, Morehouse. "Morehouse College | Faculty". www.morehouse.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lawrence Carter | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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