Dr. Larry Covin, Jr. (b. September 1962) is an American Public Theologian, Ethicist, Scholar, and Author whose work examines the intersection of moral philosophy and contemporary social structures. His early formation in statecraft was recognized in 1997, when he received the Joseph B. McGuire Memorial Scholarship from The Institute of World Politics, an honor that underscores the interdisciplinary foundations of his trajectory, linking the principles of political strategy to his later contributions in ethics and public theology.

A significant voice in the American theological landscape, Dr. Covin currently serves as Pastor Emeritus-designate of the Historic Trinity UCC Church in York, Pennsylvania. "Founded in 1742, Trinity UCC is one of the nation's few remaining pre-Revolutionary colonial-era congregations, representing nearly three centuries of the German Reformed tradition in the United States." - Trinity United Church of Christ

In recognition of this enduring legacy and his leadership, on October 26, 2017, Trinity United Church of Christ was formally cited by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, signed by Representative Carol Hill-Evans and attested by Chief Clerk David R. Patterson, for its 275th anniversary and historic contributions to the Commonwealth.

Dr. Covin's career-long contributions to the academy and the church will be formally recognized with his induction as Pastor Emeritus on June 28, 2026.

The Scholarly Synthesis and Global Reach

Dr. Covin’s ecclesiastical service also reflects the foundational history of the Black Church in America. On April 8, 1995, he accepted the appointment to lead Historic Bethel AME Church in Easton, Maryland, serving under the Baltimore Annual Conference, one of the oldest and most distinguished bodies in African Methodism.

"Established circa 1813, Bethel holds the distinction of being the first Black church organized in Talbot County. The present structure, erected in 1877 at 112 South Hanson Street, stands as a monument to Black achievement and communal resilience." - Talbot Historical Society

As a public theologian, Dr. Covin serves as a steward of these legacies, ensuring that the historical significance of both 1742 and 1813 remains visible in the public square. By connecting these historic institutions to contemporary scholarly discourse, he preserves their continuing relevance to the American moral landscape.

This stewardship is inseparable from Dr. Covin’s broader work as a researcher and author. His career represents a rare convergence of four historically significant institutions: Historic Trinity UCC Church, established in 1742; Historic Bethel AME Church, established circa 1813; and the Library of Congress and the British Library, where his published volumes are permanently archived.

Through this bridge between the pulpit and the national library, Dr. Covin’s work reaches beyond local and denominational boundaries to engage the larger moral and philosophical questions of human life.

In this synthesis of historical preservation, ethical inquiry, and public witness, Dr. Covin’s career stands as a distinctive and persuasive model of public theology in American life.

Beyond the pulpit and national and global archives (the Library of Congress and the British Library), Dr. Covin’s formation in public service included his work as a Chaplain (Captain) in the United States Army, where he graduated from the Chaplain Officer Basic Course at Fort Monmouth in 1994.

This experience, along with the 1997 Joseph B. McGuire Memorial Scholarship from The Institute of World Politics, reflects an engagement with institutional ethics, moral leadership, and service beyond the church.

By bringing together ministry, military service, and archival leadership in global institutions, Dr. Covin’s career offers a compelling example of public theology addressing the social structures that shape human experience, reflecting a life dedicated to the intersection of faith, ethics, and the public square.

Institutional Recognition & National Archive - Library of Congress

Dr. Larry Donell Covin Jr. is a recognized scholar whose theological and ethical research is formally cataloged in the Library of Congress, the U.S. national bibliographic database. This inclusion affirms the academic significance and lasting value of his contributions to systematic theology and social ethics.

Cataloged Works:
• A Theology of Justice: Interpreting John Rawls in Corrections Ethics—An Ethnography (LCCN: 2022938173)
• Thirteen Turns: A Theology Resurrected From the Gallows of Jim Crow Christianity (LCCN: 2020942735)

As an author in this permanent national collection, Dr. Covin's scholarship serves as a vital resource for researchers, historians, and the American public worldwide via WorldCat and interlibrary loan.

Headline: From the Library of Congress to the British Library: A Legacy of Permanent Preservation

Dr. Larry Donell Covin Jr. has achieved a significant milestone in global scholarly reach. Following the inclusion of his research in the permanent collections of the U.S. Library of Congress, his theological works have now been formally cataloged into the British National Bibliography (BNB) at the British Library.

As these works are now part of the United Kingdom’s Legal Deposit system, they are legally protected as part of the British National Heritage. This statutory designation ensures that Dr. Covin’s analysis of the "weaponization of Christianity" and "corrections ethics" will be preserved in perpetuity for researchers at Oxford, Cambridge, and the British Library.

These records can be verified at explore.bl.uk using the following official identifiers:

Thirteen Turns: ISBN 9781725266841
A Theology of Justice: ISBN 9781666738827

In scholarship, permanence is the highest honor. Through the international distribution of Wipf and Stock Publishers, Dr. Covin’s scholarship now maintains a permanent presence in the Libraries of Record on both sides of the Atlantic.

As a member of the Authors Guild, the nation’s premier professional organization for writers since 1912, Dr. Larry Covin upholds a long-standing tradition of literary excellence and advocacy. His work as a scholar and nonfiction author is defined by this commitment to the craft, ensuring that his contributions to intellectual discourse are as rigorous as they are impactful. Dr. Covin’s writing serves as a vital link between deep academic research and the broader pursuit of a sustainable, informed literary culture.

Larry Donell Covin Jr is the author of:

A Theology of Justice: Interpreting John Rawls in Corrections Ethics-An Ethnography published by Wipf and Stock 2022. (Book)
https://wipfandstock.com/9781666738810/a-theology-of-justice/#.Y5ALwQOgENU.mailto

Thirteen Turns: A Theology Resurrected From the Gallows of Jim Crow Christianity published by Wipf and Stock 2020. (Book)
https://wipfandstock.com/9781725266834/thirteen-turns/#.Y5AKkjRCFOM.mailto

Homelessness, Poverty, and Incarceration: The Criminalization of Despair published by Taylor and Francis 2012. (Journal)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15228932.2012.713835

Self-archiving Paper, Black Public Theology In America: A General Survey (17 Pages) https://www.drlarrycovin.org/attachments/Chapter--1-.pdf

Dr. Larry Donell Covin Jr., is a principal architect of contemporary corrections ethics, elevating the discourse of penology beyond mere administrative management into a rigorous moral and theological discipline.

Drawing on John Rawls’s social contract theory and two decades of ethnographic work inside U.S. jails and prisons, Covin, in his landmark book A Theology of Justice: Interpreting John Rawls in Corrections Ethics—An Ethnography, provides the structural blueprint for a carceral system rooted in human dignity rather than institutional efficiency.

By deconstructing "Jim Crow Christianity," the theological frameworks that have historically justified racial castification, and pairing this with the profound analysis in Homelessness, Poverty, and Incarceration: The Criminalization of Despair, he forges a vital bridge between high-level political philosophy and on-the-ground reform, insisting that the U.S. penal system be redesigned to meet the ethical standards of a truly just society.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cfkh_d0AAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Larry Donell Covin Jr. Named Pastor Emeritus of The Historic Trinity United Church of Christ.

It is with deep gratitude and humility that Dr. Larry Donell Covin Jr. announces his designation as Pastor Emeritus of The Historic Trinity United Church of Christ (est. 1742) in York, Pennsylvania.

This honor, bestowed by the congregation and leadership of Trinity, recognizes Dr. Covin’s years of dedicated service and his lasting impact on the spiritual life of this historic community. A formal celebration of this milestone will take place in June 2026.

These milestones of permanent cataloging in the U.S. Library of Congress and the British Library's Legal Deposit, coupled with the conferred status of Pastor Emeritus at The Historic Trinity United Church of Christ, York, Pennsylvania, a cornerstone of American faith founded in 1742, affirm Dr. Covin’s singular role bridging scholarship and spiritual leadership. This dual permanence ensures his voice on justice, carceral ethics, and the moral challenges of theology resonates across academia, pulpits, and generations.

Dr. Covin has served as adjunct professor at both Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University since 2024, where he teaches critical thinking, ethics, philosophy of religion, as well as philosophical ethics.

Member of The American Academy of Religion (2020-2025), The Authors Guild (2020-Present), The American Bar Association-Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice (2020-2025), Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (2008-2010).

Prior to academia and becoming a Public Theologian and Scholar, Dr. Covin was an Active Duty United States Army Commissioned Officer and Paratrooper. After exiting Active Duty as an XO for trainees, he transferred to the Army Reserve Chaplaincy. His military career spanned fifteen years including Active Duty, Army Reserve, National Guard and the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).

De Oppresso Liber: A Legacy of Service and Public Theology

Throughout his fifteen-year military career across Active Duty, Army Reserve, National Guard, and Individual Ready Reserve components, Larry Donell Covin Jr. counts his training under the elite 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as a premier professional highlight.

This foundation was laid during ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Bragg, N.C., where Cadet Covin achieved a perfect 300/300 score on the Army Physical Readiness Test. Certified 22 July 1982 by Brigadier General F. Cecil Adams Jr., this elite performance earned induction into the exclusive Region Commander's 300 Club.

This distinction catalyzed his selection for the 5th Special Forces Group ROTC Basic Airborne Course, Class 1-82. On 4 August 1982, he earned his Jump Wings at the legendary Drop Zone Sicily at Fort Bragg, a prestigious departure from the traditional training path at Fort Benning.

Commissioned Second Lieutenant on 5 June 1983 under Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr., these 5th Group standards and the De Oppresso Liber (To Liberate the Oppressed) ethos shaped his distinguished service, culminating first as a Line Officer before his Branch Transfer, to the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, earning the rank of Captain.

Public Military Service Verification

Service records maintained by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), National Archives and Records Administration. Official verification available at www.archives.gov/veterans using Standard Form 180 (SF-180).

Larry Covin’s expertise in, and advocacy for the poor and criminal justice reform in his writings, continues to be utilized by the U.S. Department of Justice at ojp.govlarrycovin.

He studied under, and was a student of, two theologians venerated as icons of the Liberation Theology movement. First, Gayraud Wilmore of the Interdenominational Theological Center of Atlanta University; and Albert J. Raboteau of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary.

George Hunsinger, another Systematic Theologian of whom Larry Covin studied under while at Princeton, has been significant in influencing the thinking and theology of Dr. Covin.

However, there has been perhaps no other theologian more prominent in the formation of Dr. Covin, than the Yale Theologian Lee Barrett, the theologian and philosopher Soren Kierkegaard Scholar par excellence; under whom Larry Covin studied for three years.

Most notably, his authored work titled-Homelessness, Poverty, and Incarceration: The Criminalization of Despair, published by The Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, can be found in libraries at Princeton University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT, The University of California, Berkeley, and The Bodleian Library at University of Oxford, England. For a more detailed description, visit the library website of each university, click on search Larry Covin.

Larry Donell Covin, Jr., is a nationally and internationally recognized expert and scholar; in the discipline of social justice, corrections ethics, theology and law, liberation theology, as well as homelessness research. His research is often used in the publication of peer reviewed journal articles by scholars around the world.

The following are publications citing and utilizing Dr. Covin's work, and can be accessed for further research in the various disciplines. These are as follows:

~The Positive Impact of Project-Based Learning on Attendance of an Economically Disadvantaged Student Population. By Kathy Creghan in Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Adverse Childhood Experiences, Homeless Chronicity, and Age at Onset of Homelessness. By Joseph T. Tucciarone Jr., East Tennessee State University. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Os desafios da vida pos prisao: o estigma prisional ea readaptacao a vida extramuros: um estudo de dois casos. By Damas, Margaida Madruga das Neves Silva, University Institute of Lisbon. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Parental Availability as a Predictor of Academic Success among Students of a Private Residential School. By Lesley Kubisiak Logan, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Social Disorganization in Rural Communities. By Monica M. Taylor, Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Exploring Community Reentry After Incarceration With Recently Released American Indian/Alaska Native Persons. By Holly Wohlers, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ProQuest. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Factors That Contribute To Homelessness From The Perspective Of The Homeless. By Johnetta Hardin, Indiana University ProQuest Dissertations. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Reclaiming a restorative understanding of the victim-offender dichotomy. By Annalise Acorn, Journal of Restorative Justice. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Teaching beyond the Textbook: Integrating Formerly Incarcerated Individuals into Criminal Justice Learning Environments. By Alena L. Harm & Charles Bell, Journal of Criminal Justice Education. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Crimes of the poor - Criminalization of Poverty? By Frank Neubacher and Nicole Bogelein, Journal Monatsschrift fur Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~The effects of Project-Based Learning on economically disadvantaged students: A multi-year study. By Casey Creghan, Lamar University. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Reading Achievement of Third-Grade English Learners and Low-Socioeconomic Students in Title I and Non-Title I Schools. By Claudia V. Saenz, Texas A&M University. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Psychological Distress and Need for Mental Healthcare: Examining and Modeling Prevalence & Need Using Multiple Datasets. By Ebony Allen Toussaint, University of Maryland. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Handing Over the Keys: Intergenerational Legacies of Carceral Policy in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. By Linda Mussell, Queens University (Canada). (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Client Outcomes From A Multilevel Intervention To Support Persons Living With HIV And Returning To The Community After Incarceration In Puerto Rico. By Janet J. Wiersema, Jacqueline Cruzado-Quinones, Carmen G. Cosme Pitre, and Alison O. Jordan, The Guilford Press. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Efforts to Reduce Justice Reinvolvement: Jail Diversion, Justice Outreach, and Justice Reentry. By Nubia G. Lluberes Rincon, in Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Study of Adults Who Were Homeless when They Desired, Tried, or Succeeded in Pursuing a Post-Secondary Education. By Adamma Anyaehie Griffith, Widener University. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Creating safe spaces: Designing day shelters for people experiencing homelessness. By James C. Petrovich, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Court-imposed fines as a feature of the homelessness-incarceration nexus: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between legal debt and duration of homelessness in Seattle, Washington, USA. By Jessica Mogk, Valerie Shmigol, Marvin Futrell, Bert Stover, Amy Hagopian, in Oxford Academic Journal of Public Health. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Exploring Healthcare Experiences for Incarcerated Individuals Who Identify as Transgender in a Southern Jail. By Erin McCauley, Kristen Eckstrand, Bethlehem Desta, Ben Bouvier, Brad Brockmann, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, in Transgender Health Volume: 3 Issue 1: February 1, 2018. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Experiences with the Philadelphia police assisted diversion program: A qualitative study. By Evan Anderson, Ruth Shefner, Rebecca Koppel, Carine Megerian, Rosemary Frasso, in International Journal of Drug Policy. (Dr Covin Cited)

~The Well-Being Development Model: A Theoretical Model to Improve Outcomes among Criminal Justice System-Involved Individuals. By Carrie Pettus, Christopher A. Veeh, Tanya R. Renn, and Stephanie C. Kennedy, in The University of Chicago Press Journals. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~The homeless individual's viewpoint: Causes of homelessness and resources needed to leave the sheltered environment. By Johnetta Hardin, Diane E. Wille, in Social Work & Social Sciences Review. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~The Criminalization of Homelessness. By Amanda Aykanian & Sondra J. Fogel, in Homelessness Prevention and Intervention in Social Work. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~Hope Springs Eternal: An Exploration of Hope at a Local Jail. By A. Elizabeth Stearns, Yang Yang & Linsey Boudreaux, in Women & Criminal Justice, Taylor & Francis Online. (Dr. Covin Cited)

~The Relationship of Legal History to Mental Health Symptoms and Suicidality Among Homeless Men in a Residential Recovery Program. By Arielle Payes, Pepperdine University. (Dr. Covin Cited)

His collective publications are found in college and university libraries around the world. Institutions of higher education housing Dr.Covin’s publications include Stanford University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University Law School Library, Brown University, Columbia University, University of Notre Dame in South Bend-Indiana, Rice University, Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University, Vanderbilt University, UCLA, University of California-Irvine, Pepperdine University, Fordham University, NYU, Bucknell University, Howard University, Ohio State University, Dallas Theological Seminary, University of Groningen Netherlands, University of Marburg Germany, Atlanta University Center Robert Woodruff Library, University of Toronto, Tyndale University, Saint Michael’s College, and hundreds of university libraries.

For a comprehensive catalog of Dr. Covin’s library holdings, please visit www.drlarrycovin.org and click on Universities and Colleges in the United States and Abroad. Or, consult with your university or seminary library.

In short, a search of the majority of college and university libraries in the United States, as well as abroad, will produce housed in their catalog of collections, the intellectual contributions-scholarly writings and pedagogical contributions of the work of Larry Covin. Larry Covin’s scholarship in the discipline of ethics, theology, and criminal justice ethics reform has been well documented in institutions of higher education.

Dr. Covin’s book published in 2020 is Thirteen Turns: A Theology Resurrected From the Gallows of Jim Crow Christianity, which builds upon his previous scholarly work, and is considered as foundational and essential work in Liberation Theology studies.

The following is an excerpt taken from the cover of Thirteen Turns. "It is remarkable that African Americans, the descendants of slaves, embrace Christianity at all. The imagination that is necessary to parse biblical text and find within it a theology that speaks to their context is a testimony to their will to survive in a hostile land. Black religion embraces the cross and the narrative of Jesus as savior, both theologically and culturally. But this does not suggest that African Americans have not historically, and do not now, struggle with the reconciliation of the cross, black life, suffering. African Americans are well aware of the shared relationship of Christianity with the white oppressors of history. The religion that helped African Americans to survive is the religion that was instrumental in their near genocide."

In 2012 Dr. Covin authored—The Constructing of A Contemporary Corrections Ethic In The Tradition of Social Contract Theory: An Extrapolation From The Work of Political Philosopher John Rawls, published by ProQuest as his Doctoral Dissertation.

He earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Army ROTC Commission from Albany State University, Master of Divinity in Christian Education from the Interdenominational Theological Center ~ ITC, Doctor of Ministry in Criminal Justice Ethics from the Lancaster Theological Seminary at Moravian University, Postdoctoral Research ThM degree in Theology and Ethics from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Dr. Covin matriculated at Howard University from 1992-1996 as a Ph.D student in the African Studies Department. Dr. Covin described his time at Howard University; "My academic journey at Howard University was a time of deep intellectual engagement and personal growth. When I entered in Fall 1992, Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang was the Department Chair. He was a remarkable scholar and role model for a then twenty-nine year old. At that time Dr. Robert Edgar, the noted African Studies scholar served as my doctoral advisor. As I pursued Ph.D studies in Africa in World Affairs, I immersed myself in the rich complexities of African politics, international relations, and the continent's evolving role on the global stage. The interdisciplinary seminars, rigorous research, and vibrant academic community at Howard broadened my perspective and enriched my scholarly approach. Ultimately, a combination of family obligations and funding complications, led me to pause my Ph.D studies before completion. Despite the many obstacles facing me during this time, I managed to depart with a respectful 3.27 GPA, having earned 33 credits. While this decision was challenging, the experience strengthened my resilience and deepened my appreciation for the importance of balancing academic ambition with real-world responsibilities. The intellectual curiosity and analytical skills cultivated at Howard, would later inform my return to academia in 2009, as I redirected my focus to the discipline of theology, and earning my doctoral degree some sixteen years later following my time at Howard. The insights and skills I gained during my time at Howard, continue to inform my work as an educator, researcher, and scholar, and I am grateful for the enduring impact of this formative chapter in my life."

Dr. Covin's latest book is A Theology of Justice: Interpreting John Rawls in Corrections Ethics ~ An Ethnography and was published by Wipf & Stock in June 2022.

The following is an excerpt taken from the cover of A Theology of Justice. "There are thirty-eight ethical statements-principles throughout the seven chapters of A Theology of Justice. These ethical statements form a comprehensive corrections ethic informed by the human rights abuses occurring in jails and prisons in the United States, offering evidence-based correctives. This corrections ethic is informed by twenty years of qualitative research inside four jail and prison institutions, as an administrator of both Treatment and Religious Services departments; including the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth, United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Maryland Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, and the Adams County Adult Correctional Complex in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A Theology of Justice is foundational toward a corrections ethic, and reflective of disciplines possessing extensive research in the development of its ethics, such as business ethics and medical ethics."

Over twenty years he taught at Morgan State University, University of Baltimore, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Lancaster Theological Seminary, and the Schaefer Center for Public Policy teaching Public Policy Ethics.

From 2014 through 2024, Dr. Covin served as Systematic Theologian-Religion Scholar, at the Historic Trinity UCC Church (1742) in York, Pennsylvania.
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/10/10/275-year-old-roots-shared-by-two-york-churches/745552001/

Dr. Covin served as a faculty member at the Schaefer Center for Public Policy-Maryland Certified Public Manager Program, at the University of Baltimore, where he taught Public Policy Ethics for almost a decade.

The Practitioner-Scholar: Bridging Theory and Justice

Dr. Larry Covin, Jr. has dedicated more than three decades to exploring the intersection of theology, ethics, and the American carceral system. Widely recognized for his scholarly contributions to Jim Crow Christianity and Social Contract Theory, Dr. Covin’s academic insights are deeply rooted in twenty years of high-level administrative leadership within state and local correctional departments.

From 1992 to 2007, Dr. Covin served as Director of Religious Services and Chaplaincy for the Maryland Division of Pretrial Detention and Services. In this executive capacity, he directed spiritual and rehabilitative programming for a population of 3,000 adult and juvenile offenders, many with complex behavioral health diagnoses.

He supervised a diverse professional staff and recruited more than 500 volunteers to facilitate a robust, multi-faith ecumenical program. His dedicated service to the citizens of Maryland and his compassionate spiritual leadership were formally recognized with both a Governor’s Citation and the Commissioner’s Award.

Building upon the programmatic success of his tenure in Maryland, Dr. Covin advanced his reform-oriented approach as Director of Treatment Services at the Adams County Adult Correctional Complex in Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2010. There, he focused on policy and procedure development, inmate classification, and the oversight of mental health and substance abuse treatment initiatives.

These decades of front-line leadership form the ethnographic foundation for Dr. Covin’s published scholarship. His books, A Theology of Justice: Interpreting John Rawls in Corrections Ethics An Ethnography and Thirteen Turns: A Theology Resurrected from the Gallows of Jim Crow Christianity, emerge from his deep engagement with the moral and existential complexities of the American criminal justice system.

Integrating executive experience with postdoctoral ThM research at Princeton Theological Seminary, Dr. Covin has articulated a pioneering Corrections Ethic, a model grounded equally in rigorous scholarship and transformative praxis.

The Prophetic Witness:

For Dr. Larry D. Covin, Jr., public theology is more than a scholarly discourse; it is a transformative presence in the spaces where hope is most contested. This commitment to theology in the trenches was formally recognized by the State of Maryland in October 1999, when he was awarded a Governor’s Citation by Governor Parris N. Glendening.

The honor was conferred in recognition of Dr. Covin’s distinguished service and spiritual leadership as Director of Religious Services for the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services. By architecting a landmark multi-faith and ecumenical program, he ensured that the diverse spiritual identities of those within the correctional system were met with dignity and compassionate care.

This citation stands as a definitive milestone in his career, reflecting a lifelong mission to bring sophisticated theological ethics into the heart of public institutions and to advocate for the inherent worth of the marginalized.

www.drlarrycovin.org

American Academy of Religion featuring A Theology of Justice
https://aarweb.org/AARMBR/AARMBR/Publications-and-News-/Newsroom-/Member-Notes-/2022/07/Larry-Donell-Covin-Jr.aspx

American Academy of Religion featuring Thirteen Turns
https://www.aarweb.org/AARMBR/Publications-and-News-/Newsroom-/Member-Notes-/June-2020/Larry-Covin.aspx

Dr. Covin's Princeton Theological Seminary Interview
https://www.ptsem.edu/news/finding-hope-in-christianitys-hard-truths

A Theology of Justice at Authors Guild Interview
https://authorsguild.org/member-spotlights/member-spotlight-larry-donell-covin-jr/

Thirteen Turns at Authors Guild Interview
https://authorsguild.org/member-spotlights/member-spotlight-larry-donell-covin/

U.S. Department of Justice-Office of Justice Programs featuring Dr. Covin's published paper titled, Homelessness, Poverty, and Incarceration: The Criminalization of Despair https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/homelessness-poverty-and-incarceration-criminalization-despair

Dr. Larry Covin resides in Atlanta.

Dr. Larry Donell Covin, Jr., is available as a lecturer, as well as writing consultant for aspiring authors.
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