Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University (Calif.), has been selected as the keynote speaker for Academic Convocation for the 2024-25 academic year.
Her presentation will be held during Chapel on Monday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. It can be seen live on the Tabor Webcast channel on YouTube.
Dr. Imes is passionate about helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for Christian identity and mission. She is best known for her books Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (IVP 2019) and Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters (IVP 2023). Imes has appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows and releases weekly “Torah Tuesday” videos on her own YouTube channel. She writes for Christianity Today, Politics of Theology, and The Well (InterVarsity).
She is also a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and retreats. Before arriving at Biola in 2021, she served as a professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. Her academic journey began when Carmen and her husband served as missionaries in the Philippines with SIM International, reaching out to ethnic minorities. Imes loves introducing students to the rich insights of the global church. Dr. Imes is active in the Institute for Biblical Research, Society of Biblical Literature, and Evangelical Theological Society, among other organizations.