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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Kim Paffenroth was born in 1966 in [[Syosset]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He attended [[Broad Run High School]] and [[Los Alamos High School]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], a [[Master of Sacred Theology|STM]] from [[Harvard Divinity School]], and a [[PhD]] [[The University of Notre Dame]]. After teaching at [[Villanova University]] and [[University of Notre Dame]], Paffenroth began teaching at [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]], where he is a Professor of Religious Studies. He is the author of numerous books on the Bible, theology, and pop culture, as well as a series of zombie-themed genre fiction.<ref>http://www.iona.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Science/Departments/Religious-Studies/Faculty-Staff/Kim-Paffenroth.aspx</ref> His book ''Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth'' won the [[Bram Stoker Award]] in the non-fiction category.<ref>http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm#winners</ref> |
Kim Paffenroth was born in 1966 in [[Syosset]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He attended [[Broad Run High School]] and [[Los Alamos High School]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], a [[Master of Sacred Theology|STM]] from [[Harvard Divinity School]], and a [[PhD]] [[The University of Notre Dame]]. After teaching at [[Villanova University]] and [[University of Notre Dame]], Paffenroth began teaching at [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]], where he is a Professor of Religious Studies. He is the author of numerous books on the Bible, theology, and pop culture, as well as a series of zombie-themed genre fiction.<ref>http://www.iona.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Science/Departments/Religious-Studies/Faculty-Staff/Kim-Paffenroth.aspx</ref> His book ''Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth'' won the [[Bram Stoker Award]] in the non-fiction category.<ref>http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm#winners {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310031502/http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm |date=2007-03-10 }}</ref> |
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Paffenroth is married and has two children. |
Paffenroth is married and has two children. |
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Kim Paffenroth (born 1966) is a religious scholar, professor, and contemporary American horror author, best known for his Bram Stoker Award-winning book Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth.[1]
Biography
Kim Paffenroth was born in 1966 in Syosset, New York. He attended Broad Run High School and Los Alamos High School. He received a BA from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, a STM from Harvard Divinity School, and a PhD The University of Notre Dame. After teaching at Villanova University and University of Notre Dame, Paffenroth began teaching at Iona College, where he is a Professor of Religious Studies. He is the author of numerous books on the Bible, theology, and pop culture, as well as a series of zombie-themed genre fiction.[2] His book Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth won the Bram Stoker Award in the non-fiction category.[3]
Paffenroth is married and has two children.
Books
- Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth (2006), Baylor
- Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead
- Dying to Live: Life Sentence
- Dying to Live: Last Rites
- Valley of the Dead: The Truth Behind Dante's Inferno
References
- ^ McCaffrey, Kate (October 25, 2007). "Weekend of the living dead: Zombies return to the Monroeville Mall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.iona.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Science/Departments/Religious-Studies/Faculty-Staff/Kim-Paffenroth.aspx
- ^ http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm#winners Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
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