Religion in the News Staff
Mark Silk
is editor of the magazine and founding director of the Center. He is also
professor of religion in public life at Trinity College. He joined the
Center in 1996 from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he worked
for nine years as a reporter, editorial writer, and columnist. Silk holds a
bachelor’s degree and a doctorate from Harvard University. He is the author
of Spiritual Politics: Religion and America Since World War II (1988)
and Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America (1995).
Mark Silk's c.v.
Religion in the News
articles 2000-2014, by Mark Silk.
Religion in the News website posts, 2014 - , by Mark Silk
Andrew
Walsh
is managing editor of the magazine and visiting assistant professor of
religion at Trinity. He holds degrees from Trinity, Yale Divinity School,
and Harvard University, where he received a doctorate in the history of
American civilization in 1996. Walsh worked on the Hartford Courant
for six years, serving as a reporter, bureau chief, and religion writer.
Andrew Walsh's c.v.
Religion in the News
articles by Andrew Walsh.
Religion in the News website posts by Andrew Walsh
Christine McCarthy McMorris
is associate editor of Religion in the News. In addition to her work
at the Center, she is a freelance writer and editor who has worked for
Connecticut Public Television, Cinestudio, and American Playhouse. She holds a degree in
French from Trinity College and an M.F.A. from Columbia University’s School
of the Arts’ Film Division.
Religion in the News
articles by Christine McCarthy McMorris.
Editorial Assistants:
Fiona Brennan, an art history and public policy and law major from
Irvington, New York, is a member of the Class of
2015.
Connor Flynn, a public policy and law major from
Quincy, Massachusetts, is a member of the Class of 2015.
John Lamont, a public policy and law major from
Montreal, is a member of the Class of 2015.
Benjamin Lovejoy, a public policy and law major
from Hartford, CT is a member of the Class of 2016.
Religion in the News,
Former Staff
Sue Day was assistant and office manager for the Center,
and editorial associate on Religion in the News, from 1996-2001. A former elementary school teacher, she holds a B.S. and an M.Ed.
from Cornell University. In addition, she has been a volunteer leader in education,
religious and community organizations, the Junior League, and for Cornell, which awarded
her the Frank H. T. Rhodes Award, its highest honor for alumni volunteers.
Sue retired in the summer
of 2001, and will be greatly missed by colleagues and friends at the Center and Trinity
College.
David W. Machacek
was associate and contributing editor of Religion in
the News and resident fellow at the Greenberg Center from 2003-05,
he is associate director of Humanity in Action, a New York based non-profit
that sponsors international human rights education programs, and visiting
assistant professor of public policy at Trinity College. He holds a Ph.D. in
religious studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is
co-author of Soka Gakkai in America:
Accommodation and Conversion (1999) and
Religion on Trial: How Supreme Court Trends
Threaten the Freedom of Conscience in America (2004)
David
Machacek's c.v.
Religion in the News
articles by David Machacek.
Dennis Hoover was associate editor of Religion
in the News and resident fellow/program associate at the Center from
August 1999 to December 2002. In January 2003 he became Executive Director
of the Council on Faith & International Affairs. CFIA is an initiative
of the Institute for Global Engagement. Hoover earned
his graduate degrees, M.Phil. Politics (1992) and D.Phil. Politics (1997), from the
University of Oxford, U.K. In his scholarship Hoover has worked to develop
comparative perspectives on American public life, with a focus on religion and politics.
His doctoral thesis explores religion, political mobilization, and American exceptionalism
through a comparative case study of the United States and Canada since the 1960s.
Dennis Hoover's c.v.
Religion in the News
articles by Dennis Hoover.
Anthony Burke Smith was associate
editor of Religion in the News and program associate at the Center in 1998 and
1999. He holds degrees from Boston College and the University of Minnesota, where he
received a doctorate in American Studies in 1995. In September of 1999 he became assistant
professor of religion at the University of Dayton.
Former Undergraduate Editorial Assistants
of Religion in the News
Colin Adams was
an editorial assistant on Religion in the
News from fall 2007 semester through spring 2008.
A member of Trinity College's Class of 2008 from Haddonfield, New Jersey, he
majored with honors in German and religion.
Religion in the News
articles by Colin Adams.
Andrew Chase Baker was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News from fall semester 2001 through summer 2003. A member of Trinity
College's Class of 2003 from Amherst, New Hampshire, he
was graduated with honors in general scholarship, religion and English.
Religion in the News articles by Andrew Baker.
Thea Button,
a religion major and a member of the Class of 2011 from New York City,
worked as an editorial assistant on Religion in the News in the fall
semester of 2008. Religion
in the News articles by Thea Button.
Darren Bruno, a public policy and law major from Bristol, Connecticut, is
a member of the Class of 2015.
Rachel Claflin was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the News in 2004
and 2005. A member of Trinity College's Class of 2005 from Seattle,
Washington, she majored in religion.
Religion in the News
articles by Rachel Claflin.
John Cosgriff was an editorial assistant on Religion in the
News in 2007. A member of Trinity College's Class of
2007 from Springfield, Massachusetts, he majored in
English.
Religion in the News
articles by John Cosgriff.
Michael Evans was an editorial assistant on Religion in the
News and an intern at the Center in 2003. A member of Trinity College's Class of
2003 from Worcester, Massachusetts, he majored in history.
Religion in the News
articles by Michael Evans.
Rebecca Fowler was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the News in the fall
and spring semesters of 2004/05. A member of Trinity College's Class of
2005 from Los Angeles, California, she majored in religion.
Religion in the News
articles by Rebecca Fowler.
Alexander Gordon was an editorial assistant
on Religion in the
News in the
summer of 2002 and the summer of 2005.
A member of Trinity College's Class of 2005 from
Farmington, Connecticut. Religion
in the News articles by Alex Gordon.
Thomas Hambrick-Stowe was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News from 2000 to 2001. A member of Trinity's Class of 2001 from Lancaster, PA, he
was a religion major.
Religion in the News
articles by Tom Hambrick-Stowe.
Christian Jacobson was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News in 1998. Jacobson, a member of Trinity's Class of 1998, was a religion major.
Brendan
Kelly, a member of the Trinity College Class of 2010 from Milton,
Massachusetts, was an editorial assistant.
Religion in the News
articles by Brendan Kelly.
Ian Lang was an editorial assistant on Religion in the
News in
1999. A member of Trinity's Class of 1999, he was a religion major.
Samuel Dunbar Livingston, a
double major in public policy
and law and classics is a member of the Class of 2014 from
Nahant, Massachusetts.
Religion in the News
articles by Sam Livingston.
Leslie Miller-Dancy, a
member of Trinity's Class of 2009 from Kansas City,was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News from Fall 2006 to
Spring 2007. Religion
in the News articles by Leslie Miller-Dancy.
Amory C. Minot,
a member of the Trinity College Class of 2009 from Newton, Mass, was a law and public policy major.
Religion in the News
articles by Amory Minot.
Michael E. Naperstak was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News and an intern at the Center from 2001 to 2002. A member of Trinity College's Class of
2002 from Lunenburg, Massachusetts, he majored in religion, Asian studies,
and philosophy.
Religion in the News
articles by Mike Naparstek.
William Piotrowski was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News and an intern at the Center from 1999 to 2001. A member of Trinity's Class of 2001 from East Hartford, CT, he
was an English
major.
Religion in the News
articles by Bill Piotrowski.
Mark Rasmussen was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News in the fall semester of 2008.
A
religion major, Rasmussen was a member of Trinity College’s Class of 2009 from London, England.
J. Ashe Reardon was an editorial assistant on Religion in the
News and an intern at the Center. A member of Trinity College's Class
of 2002 from New York City, he majored in political science.
Religion in the News
articles by Ashe Reardon.
Terry Rifkin was an editorial
assistant on Religion in the
News in 1998. Rifkin, a member of Trinity's Class of 1998, majored in international
studies and Jewish studies.
Adam Rothstein
was an editorial assistant in the summer of 2003. A
member of the Grinnell College's Class of 2005, he was a religious studies
major with a concentration in gender and women's studies.
Religion in the News
articles by Adam Rothstein.
Dorothy M. Thompson was an editorial
assistant in the fall semester of 2006, and is a member of Trinity College's Class 2012 from Bolton,
Connecticut.
Religion in the News articles by Dorothy Thompson.
Lisa San Pascual was an editorial assistant
on Religion in the
News in the fall and spring semesters of 2003-2004,
and in the fall semester of 2004. She is a member of Trinity College's
Class of 2006 from Brightwaters, New York.
Religion in the News
articles by Lisa San Pascual.
Alexander Salvato was an
editorial assistant 2010-11 from Bedford Hills, New York. A member of
Trinity College's Class of 2011, he was a President's Fellow in religion .
Religion in the News
articles by Alexander Salvato.
Tyler A. Seeger was an editorial
assistant in the fall and spring semesters of 2007-2008.. A member of Trinity College's Class of 2008 from
Westfield, New Jersey, he majored in history.
Alexis Schweizer was an editorial
assistant in the summer of 2004. A member of Trinity College's Class of 2005
from Utica, New York, she majored in religion.
Religion in the News
articles by Alexis Schweizer.
David A. Stricoff
was an editorial assistant
of Religion in the News in 2005-6. A member of Trinity College's class from
Newton, Massachusetts, he majored in history and religion.
Religion in the News
articles by David Stricoff..
Reid Vineis was an editorial assistant
of Religion in the News in 2007-08. A member of Trinity College's class
of 2010 from Columbus, Ohio, he majored in political science.
Religion in the News
articles by Reid Vineis.
David Weiner was an editorial
assistant in 1998. A member of Trinity's Class of 1998, Weiner majored in public policy.
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