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AFTERWORD
When I finished the first draft of my master’s thesis so many years ago in graduate school, my advisor, Irving Piliavia, succinctly critiqued it: “This is neither accurate nor interesting.” Since then, I have tried to make my research fit both of these objectives, and I hope this book does that. If not, I would like to know, and so I invite critiques, comments, and elaborations on any topic covered in this book. Just e-mail me at [email protected] or post on my blog at www. brewright.blogspot.com. Also, I have posted various supplementary materials on my Web site at brewright.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bradley R. E. Wright (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut, where he researches American Christianity. Brad lives with his wife and two children in Storrs, Connecticut.
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