Mark Oppenheimer

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Mark Oppenheimer is an American author.

He is the former Beliefs columnist for The New York Times. He has contributed to numerous magazines including The Nation, Mother Jones, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine. [1]

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He is currently the executive editor of Religion & Politics , an online journal of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. [2]

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References

  1. "Mark Oppenheimer | Pulitzer Center".
  2. Savat, Sara (June 17, 2024). "Oppenheimer named Religion & Politics executive editor". The Source.
  3. "'The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia': A (mostly) comprehensive guide to Judaism | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel .
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-diverse-community-an-antisemitic-attack-and-what-came-next/2021/10/13/4211b260-1190-11ec-882f-2dd15a067dc4_story.html
  5. "Book Excerpt: 'Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject To Debate'". www.wbur.org. June 15, 2010.
  6. Oppenheimer, Mark (2006). "Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture". Nova Religio. 9 (3): 136–138. doi:10.1525/nr.2006.9.3.136. JSTOR   10.1525/nr.2006.9.3.136.

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