Stephen Hunt

Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity: Themes and Developments in Culture, Politics, and Society (Xii, 427 Pp., Index) Stephen Hunt

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Stephen Hunt, Ph. D (1996), University of Reading, is Associate Professor in the Sociology of the University of the West of England, Bristol. He has published extensively on the subject of contemporary Christianity. Contributors are: Bruce Berglund, John Brewer, Candy Brown, Todd Brenneman, Joao Chaves, Michel Dillon, Bjorn Krondorfer, Ashok Kumar, Martin Lindhardt, Lawrence Mamiya, Michael Keenan, Michael Poon, Heather Shipley, Joram Tarusarira, James Richardson, Jacob Thorsen, Peter Tze Ming Ng, Adriaan van Klinken, Michael Wilkinson, Peng Yin." Contributor Bio:  Hunt, Stephen Stephen K. Hunt is an Associate Professor, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Political Engagement Scholar, Co-Chair of ISU's American Democracy Project, and Associate Director of the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Stephen received his Ph. D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, his MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and his BFA from Emporia State University. He has published articles on several topics including instructional communication, persuasion, and communication pedagogy. His major research interests include the pedagogy of political engagement, critical thinking, communication skill assessment, and training/mentoring graduate students. In 2008, Stephen received the Stan and Sandy Rives Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education as well as the University Teaching Award.