Research Fellow, Paul Henry Institute

Stephen V. Monsma joined the Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study or Christianity and Politics at Calvin College as Research Fellow in 2004. He is a former professor of political science and director of the Washington, D.C., Internship Program at Pepperdine University where he held the Blanche E. Seaver Chair in Social Science. He is a nonresident fellow at the Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania and at the Center for Public Justice. He has taught at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1967-1972), and served in the Michigan House of Representatives (1972-78) and Michigan Senate (1978-82). He also was a member of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (1983-85) and a member of the top management team in the Michigan Department of Social Services (1985-87).