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Jack Miles

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Also known as John R. Miles, Jack

American writer

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Jack Miles is an American Catholic priest, writer, literary scholar, and university teacher. Born in Chicago in 1942, he is a member of the Society of Jesus within the Catholic Church. He has taught at the University of California, Irvine, and has written for The Atlantic. His writing is in English.

Miles has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the MacArthur Fellows Program award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. He was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University, Harvard University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Xavier University. His notable works include Gott im Koran, One God and Two Religions, God in de Koran, and Confessions. He is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection and the Macarthur Fellows collection.

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Works
26

Top works

  • Gott im Koran
  • One God and Two Religions
  • God
  • God in de Koran
  • Confessions

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jack
Family name
Miles
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
www.jackmiles.com
Image
Jack-miles-2016.jpg
Religious order
Society of Jesus
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date of birth
1942-07-30
Commons category
Jack Miles
pseudonym
Jack
has written for
The Atlantic
writing language
English language
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