Welcome to this site, which offers a window into both my research and teaching interests.  I am an assistant professor at Valparaiso University, where I teach courses on modern United States history.  Currently, I am also revising a book manuscript entitled “Union Made: Working People and the Rise of Social Christianity in Chicago” and co-editing a volume on Christianity and the working classes in industrial America (contract pending with University of Illinois Press).  Should you like to get in touch, do not hesitate to e-mail me at heath.carter@valpo.edu.

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A word on the photos:

The header depicts men and children who were involved in a livery drivers’ strike, standing in front of a Chicago church in December of 1903.  It is courtesy of the Chicago Daily News.

The photo of me was taken by Chicago-based photographer Lisa Beth Anderson.  You can find more of her work here.