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Valerie Cooper

Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Black Church Studies
Divinity School
Duke PO Box 90968, Durham, NC 27708-0968

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Black Church Studies · 2014 - Present Divinity School

In the News


Published November 20, 2015
Valerie Cooper quoted: The religious fundamentalists are losing
Published September 22, 2015
Valerie Cooper comments: Israel courts African-American evangelicals, despite some hurdles
Published June 30, 2015
Valerie Cooper quoted: The deep racial division in American churches

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Recent Publications


How the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Change Our Future Teaching

Journal Article Religion and American Culture · June 1, 2020 Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Harvard University · 2004 D.Th.