Stephen L. Carter

This is Carter's homepage from the Yale Law School, where he is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law.

Read this biography of from the Leigh Bureau, Carter's speaking agency, and compare it to the one above. What are the major differences between the two? Why do you think the differences exist?

Here is a biography prepared by the organizers of the Emmy Parrish Lecture Series in American Studies for a speech Carter gave at Baylor University in 2001.

To put Carter's work into a political and cultural context, it is a good idea to have a good working knowledge of affirmative action. The homepage of the American Association for Affirmative Action contains many research leads.

Did you know that Carter is also a novelist? This press release about his upcoming fiction will give you a bit more information.

Here is a review of The Culture of Disbelief. How do the reviewers's views of the work stack up with your impressions, after reading an excerpt of the book?

Read this citation for Carter's Grawemeyer Award, which he received in 1994 for The Culture of Disbelief. Now that you have more information about the book from several sources, would you like to read the whole thing? Why or why not?

Ready to read some articles by Carter in etext? Ok then, click over to this page at ChristianityToday.com and you'll find links to several pieces covering topics ranging from school prayer to finding meaning in contemporary mainstream movies.

This is an excerpt from “The Best Black” which appears in Carter's 1991 book Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby.

Carter wrote a book about the intersection of religion and politics in 2000 called God's Name in Vain. To read an excerpt and a review, click here.