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Douglas Carl Abrams serves as Professor in the Division of History, Government and Social Science at Bob Jones University's College of Arts and Science, teaching core undergraduate courses including The Making of the Modern World (Hi 101), The West since 1914 (Hi 350), and United States History to 1865 (Hi 201).
His academic credentials include:
- PhD in History, University of Maryland College Park
- MA in History, North Carolina State University
- BA in History, Bob Jones University
- Certificate in French Studies, Sorbonne, Paris
- NEH Summer Seminar, Harvard Divinity School
A leading scholar of American religious history, Abrams specializes in fundamentalism's complex engagement with modernist culture and mass media. His research examines intersections of race, gender, and spirituality within 20th-century evangelicalism, particularly through Hollywood film analysis. This focus is demonstrated in his four influential monographs that have reshaped understanding of religion's relationship with popular culture.
Professor Abrams established the university's Study Abroad-Paris program for history students and serves as trustee for the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions. His scholarly expertise has generated extensive media engagement, including interviews with NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, France 24, Die Zeit, German National Public Radio, The Guardian, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Religion News Service, plus C-SPAN3 lectures.
