
Carmen Joy Imes
Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton) is associate professor of Old Testament in the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. A graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, she is the author of Bearing YHWH's Name at Sinai, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, and the editor of Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends.
Imes has written for a variety of websites, including Christianity Today, The Well, and the Politics of Scripture blog. She is a fellow of Every Voice, a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. Imes and her husband, Daniel, have followed God's call around the globe together for over 25 years.
Read Carmen's article on being God's image as a woman in the academy and the church.
Articles by Carmen Joy Imes
Carmen Joy Imes • 26 Aug 2021
Have you moved to a new location recently? Carmen Imes shares a prayer that she wrote in the midst of a significant transition.
Carmen Joy Imes • 6 Jul 2021
How can education support a culture of belonging in the face of racial tensions? Carmen Imes reflects on Willie James Jennings' thoughts on this important topic.
Carmen Joy Imes • 3 Sep 2020
Professor Carmen Imes offers practical and effective tips for navigating conflict in teaching relationships with students.
Carmen Joy Imes • 15 Apr 2020
Carmen Imes offers a prayer for writers as you engage in your craft.
Carmen Joy Imes • 23 Mar 2020
Carmen Imes offers encouraging words from Scripture about the reality of God's presence in the midst of this crisis.
Carmen Joy Imes • 11 Dec 2019
Join us for a brief interview with biblical scholar and professor Carmen Joy Imes as we discuss the relevance of the Old Testament and get a sneak peek into her latest book.
Carmen Joy Imes • 24 Sep 2019
Professor Carmen Imes offers this helpful guide for cultivating a safe and respectful classroom culture.
Carmen Joy Imes • 30 May 2019
Carmen Imes offers a simple prayer for professors to use as the season of teaching and study draws to a close.
Carmen Joy Imes • 30 May 2019
Carmen Imes offers a simple prayer for professors to use as the season of teaching and study draws to a close.
Carmen Joy Imes • 28 Mar 2019
How can you choose when presented with a host of appealing opportunities? Carmen Imes offers a framework for decision-making.
Carmen Joy Imes • 28 Feb 2019
Receive this prayer as an offering for your reflection and worship as you enter into a season of conferences.
Carmen Joy Imes • 18 Oct 2018
Is it possible to redeem the time spent on the management of an institution, or is it simply a necessary evil? Carmen Imes reflects on this dilemma through the lens of Gordon Smith's latest book.
Carmen Joy Imes • 21 Jun 2018
Faced with an overwhelming list of summer goals, Carmen Imes stumbles on a surprisingly effective solution.
Carmen Joy Imes • 3 May 2018
Carmen Imes invites fellow academics to bless one another while in the conference environment.
Carmen Joy Imes • 15 Mar 2018
In time when we hear daily about men abusing their power, Carmen Imes reflects on the men in her life who have treated her with dignity and respect.
Carmen Joy Imes • 17 Jan 2018
Carmen Imes offers a prayer for those entrusted with the sacred work of teaching.
Carmen Joy Imes • 5 Sep 2017
While raising their young children, Carmen Imes and her husband found creative ways for their whole family to contribute to the completion of her PhD program.
Carmen Joy Imes • 16 May 2017
Carmen Imes reflects on the challenges, gifts, and opportunities that come from serving as an adjunct professor.
Carmen Joy Imes • 30 Jan 2017
Carmen Imes considers what she has learned after a year of taking Sheryl Sandberg’s advice.
Carmen Joy Imes • 4 Nov 2016
Carmen Imes finds help from the psalms as she considers her own response to unanswered prayer.
Carmen Joy Imes • 10 Sep 2015
Carmen Imes offers a prayer to consider before embarking on a day of scholarship and work.
Carmen Joy Imes • 3 Sep 2014
A reflection on the pressures of academic life and the importance of embracing life’s rhythms—balancing work, rest, family, and faith instead of measuring worth only by productivity.
Carmen Joy Imes • 19 May 2012
PhD student Carmen Imes describes her own plan for getting summer work done.













