I studied religion at Brown (BA) and UC Santa Barbara (MA, dropped out of PhD), but now work as a journalist writing for magazines like Harper's and The Nation and The Chronicle of Higher Ed. I also edit two small online publications, including the religion lit journal Killing the Buddha, so naturally I'm interested in matters of digital transmission. I'm also working on a project on just that subject currently with the Social Science Research Council. My first two books, "God in Proof" and "Thank You, Anarchy," were published this year by University of California Press