Dr. Harold Carl

Dr. Harold Carl
University Chaplain
E-mail: HaroldCarl@letu.edu
Phone: (903)233-4400
Courses Taught: Theology of Cults, Christology, Hot Topics in Ethics, Cornerstones

Harold grew up in Northeastern Ohio in several United Methodist parsonages with one younger brother and one younger sister.  He calls Canton, Ohio his home town.  Harold’s father, grandfather and younger brother have all been pastors.

Gwen grew up in Newport News, Virginia.  Her mother is the organist at Hampton Friends Church and her father was an engineer for Newport New Shipbuilding.  She lived in the same house all of her childhood.

Harold and Gwen both attended Malone College.  Harold majored in music education (trumpet).  Gwen majored in chemistry and Christian ministries.  Harold played in several musical groups in college and even played for tips in local restaurants.

The Carls are both in their 40's (no more information available on that one).

They have been married 25 years as of June 7, 2005.  They have a 12-year-old son Joshua who loves all sports and has played YMCA baseball and church league basketball.  Joshua is also an avid caver and snorkeler.  Joshua delights in designing football plays and battle scenarios for all kinds of warfare.  Gwen home-schools Joshua.  Joshua is in the 7th grade this year.

In the winter of 2000 Harold and Gwen became certified open water SCUBA divers.  They have been diving in Jamaica, Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.  In May 2003 they dove wrecks and oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.  In spring of 2005 Joshua also became a Jr. SSI scuba diver. 

Harold loves caving, SCUBA, playing guitar and singing for worship, playing blues guitar, playing jazz trumpet, and working on electronic projects.

Gwen loves SCUBA, cross-stitch, reading, logic puzzles and entertaining people in the Carls' home.  Hardly a week goes by that they do not have students over for dinner and fun.

In the summer of 2004 the Carl family traveled to mainland China and Hong Kong for three weeks.  The first week they spent on vacation, visiting the Great Wall of China, Beijing, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian.  The second week Harold taught Christology at United Wesleyan Graduate Institute, an OMS seminary in Hong Kong.  The third week, Harold traveled with a translator and two Chinese seminary students to a remote region of mainland China where he led a training course for house church leaders.  Harold also travels regularly to Mexico for short term missions trips.

Education

B.S. Malone College (Canton, OH), 1981. Major: Music Education.

M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (South Hamilton, MA), 1987.

Ph.D. Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, PA) 1992. Doctor of Philosophy.

Publications and Presentations

“ Christ's Victory Over Evil,”. The Evangelical Friend (March-April 1993)

“ The Resurrection is Victory,” (Part 1 & 2). Gospel Monthly Magazine. (February & March 1993)

“ When Does Life Begin?". Gospel Monthly Magazine. ( October 1993)

“ Imitating the Incarnation (Christ-like Self-sacrifice)". Gospel Monthly Magazine. (October 1994)

"The Atonement". Gospel Monthly Magazine. (October 1995)

“ Ministry in the Age of Technology". Gospel Monthly Magazine. (February 1996)

“ What is the Atonement?". "Houston Church Magazine". (August 1995)

“ The Biblical Perspective on the Personhood of the Unborn". "Houston Church Magazine". (December 1995)

“ Jesus's Relational Language in John 14-16: Implications for the Doctrine of the Trinity ".Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 1996)

“ Integrative Theology (Vol. 3) Lewis and Demarest ".Book Review: JETS Volume 40, No. 2. (June 1997)

“ User Friendly Faith: What liberals believed-and why fundamentalists made such a fuss. ". Christian History Issue 55, Volume 16, No. 3. (August 1997)

“ User Friendly Faith" (Full text reprint). SirS Renaissance Database. (March 1998)

“ Connecting Head, Heart and Hands: Planning and Implementing a Freshman Service Day". Seminar presented at the 18th Annual National Conference on the First-Year Experience. (February 1999)

“ The Trinitarian Implications of the Relational Language in John 14-16".Global Journal of Classical Theology. (December 1999)

“ Mark 13:32: “Only the Father Knows: Historical and Evangelical Responses to Jesus' Eschatological Ignorance". Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. (November 2000)

“ Only the Father Knows: Historical and Evangelical Responses to Jesus' Eschatological Ignorance in Mark 13:32 ". Journal of Biblical Studies Online. (June 2001)

“ “Inner Light” and “Inner Light Foundation” "Realization,"   "Urantia Brotherhood," "Urantia Foundation,"   "First Church of God – Realization,"   “Self Realization,”   “Self-Realization Fellowship,”".Submitted for inclusion in the Baker Dictionary of Cults for publication in 2005-2006

“ Against Praxeas: How far did Tertullian take the Doctrine of the Trinity?". Paper to be presented to the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 2005)

Professional Activities

Recorded Minister, Evangelical Friends Church - Eastern Region, 1983 – Present
Certified Teacher, Ohio, K-12 (Music), 1981 – 1985
Certified Teacher, Rhode Island, K-12 (Music), 1983 – 1987
Member, Evangelical Theological Society, 1994 – Present
Member, Society of Biblical Literature, 1998 – 2002, 2005 - Present
Member, National Creative Society, 2001 – Present
Member, University Faculty for Life, 2001 – Present
Member, Association of Christians in Student Development, 2002 – Present

Service

Portsmouth Evangelical Friends Church (Portsmouth, RI).

Recorded minister, Evangelical Friends Church - Eastern Region, 1983; Delivered weekly messages; led two Bible studies per week; worked with youth; taught Sunday-school; produced overhead transparencies and other media aids; administered all functions of the church.