James A. Connor
Author of Kepler's Witch
About the Author
He lives in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with his wife, two border collies, and two stray cats. He is currently teaching English at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. For eighteen years, he was a Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuit Order, where he served as a teacher, worked in show more parishes, and ministered to Native peoples---notably the Shuswap, Nez Perce, Moses Lake, and Navajo. A winner of the Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Essay Award, he has published in Traditional Home Magazine, The Iowa Review, and has a collection of short stories entitled GOD'S BREATH AND OTHER STORIES. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical name
- Connor, James A.
- Birthdate
- 1951
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Washington, DC, USA
- Education
- University of Iowa (PhD)
Saint Meinrad School of Theology
California State University, Northridge - Occupations
- Professor
Jesuit Priest - Organizations
- Kean University
St. Louis University
Gonzaga University
Lessing Institute - Short biography
- James A. Connor is a former Jesuit priest and is professor of English at Kean University in Union, New Jersey; he has also held teaching posts at St. Louis University and Gonzaga University. He is a director of studies at the Lessing Institute in Prague. He holds degrees in geoscience, philosophy, theology, and creative writing, and a Ph.D. in literature and science. He is a prize-winning essayist published widely in such places as American Book Review, Traditional Home, Willow Springs, The Critic, The Iowa Review, and The Iowa Journal of Literary Studies.
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