caption birth_place image_size nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
kovel 2009 at judson memorial church new york city , brooklyn , new york , u.s. 150px american 27 august 1936 nln joel kovel.jpg joel kovel
 joel kovel scholar , writer
joel kovel

joel kovel -lrb- born august 27 , 1936 -rrb- is an american scholar and author .
