Profiles

Dr. James Skillen teaches in the geology, geography, and environmental studies (GEO) department at Calvin College. Some of his publications include The Nation’s Largest Landlord: The Bureau of Land Management in the American West.Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2009, "Closing the Public Lands Frontier: The Bureau of Land Management, 1961-1969.” Journal of Policy History 20. 3 (2008): 417-443, and "Made in the Image of God and the Earth: Understanding Our Place in God’s Creation.” The Cresset 51. 3 (2008): 6-14.