Molly Worthen (born 1981) is a journalist and historian of American religion. Raised in
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, she graduated from Yale in 2003 and earned a Ph.D. in American religious history there in 2011. She is a contributing opinion writer for ''
The New York Times
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''.
Her first book, ''The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost,'' a biography of American diplomat and
Yale
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...
professor
Charles Hill, was published in 2006 and reviewed by ''
The Boston Globe
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'' and
Michiko Kakutani
Michiko Kakutani (born January 9, 1955) is an American writer and retired literary critic, best known for reviewing books for ''The New York Times'' from 1983 to 2017. In that role, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1998.
Early life ...
in ''The New York Times''. Her most recent book, ''Apostles of Reason'', examines the history of American evangelicalism since 1945.
Her work has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''
Slate'',
''Time'', ''The Boston Globe'', ''
The New Republic
''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...
'', ''
The Dallas Morning News
''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the '' Galvest ...
'', and the ''
Toledo Blade
''The Blade'', also known as the ''Toledo Blade'', is a newspaper in Toledo, Ohio published daily online and printed Thursday and Sunday by Block Communications. The newspaper was first published on December 19, 1835.
Overview
The first issue ...
''. She is an associate professor of history at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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.
Further reading
From ''
The New York Times
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Lecture Me. Really.
Extract from ''The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost'' in the ''Yale Alumni Magazine''
Kakutani's review in ''The New York Times''
From ''
The New York Times Magazine
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'':
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From ''
The New York Times Magazine
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''
Who Would Jesus Smack Down?
From ''
Christianity Today''
The Reformer
From ''Church History
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Chalcedon problem: Rousas John Rushdoony and the origins of Christian reconstructionism
See also
* List of biographers
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Biographers
Countries of working life: Ab=Arabia, AG=Ancient Greece, Al=Australia, Am=Armenian, AR=Ancient Rom ...
References
External links
Personal WebsiteFaculty Page
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yale University alumni
American biographers
People from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
1981 births
Living people
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty
Historians from Illinois
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