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Personal life

Born in

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, Miller was raised in a secular Jewish home. She attended

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, graduating in English in 1984. She worked at the ''

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.'' Miller was married to her husband in an interfaith ceremony performed by an Episcopalian priest who worked with a rabbi on the ceremony. After the birth of her daughter, Miller joined a Jewish temple for reasons of "blood and history and culture". She describes this religious community as a "progressive, inclusive congregation."

Career

Miller has worked as a writer and editor at the ''Harvard Business Review'', ''The New Yorker'', and ''The Wall Street Journal''. She joined ''

'' as society editor in July 2000, becoming the religion editor and columnist in October 2006. Miller has also been the religion columnist for ''

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Books

* ''Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife'' (2010) , a history and personal memoir exploring the idea of heaven in Western culture.Harper Collins
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References

External links

* ttp://nymag.com/nymag/lisa-miller/ Index of articles and essays by Lisa Miller at New York Magazine
Archive of Lisa Miller's religion column at the Washington Post

Archive of video appearances, articles and essays by Lisa Miller
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