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R. Gustav Niebuhr
August 6, 2008
Gustav Niebuhr is an associate
professor of Religion and the Media, director of the Religion
and Society Program, director of the Carnegie Religion and Media
Minor, and co-director of the Luce Project in Religion, Media
and International Relations at Syracuse University.
Over a 20-year career in journalism,
most recently at The New York Times and, prior to that, at the
Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal/Constitution,
Gustav Niebuhr has established a reputation as a leading writer
about American religion. He is a frequent guest blogger on the
Washington Post's "On Faith" column, and he also does
occasional commentaries on religion for the National Public Radio
program "All Things Considered."
His most recent book, Beyond
Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America
will be published in August.
Mr. Niebuhr last spoke at Chautauqua
in 2006 when he delivered the keynote address of the week, "Belief
in America." |