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Greg Garrett (writer)

Greg Garrett (born November 6, 1961, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a writer, professor, speaker, preacher, and musician based in Austin, Texas.

Greg Garrett
Garrett at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Born (1961-11-06) November 6, 1961 (age 62)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, professor, preacher
EducationUniversity of Central Oklahoma (BA, MA)
Oklahoma State University (PhD)
GenreFiction, nonfiction, memoir
SubjectReligion, film, pop culture, spirituality
Notable worksFree Bird, Holy Superheroes!
Notable awardsWilliam Faulkner Prize for Fiction (1993)
SpouseJeanie Garrett
Children4
Website
The Other Jesus

Education edit

Born November 6, 1961, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Garrett attended Mustang High School in Mustang, Oklahoma. He then went on to the University of Central Oklahoma, where he received his B.A. in English with a minor in History and was a member of Alpha Chi and Phi Alpha Theta national honor societies. He continued his education at University of Central Oklahoma, receiving an M.A. in Creative Studies (his thesis was a novel, Bicentennial Summer).

Greg received his PhD in English from Oklahoma State University in 1989.[1] His dissertation was Bloodmetal, a screenplay. He continued his education with post-doctoral studies in Holocaust Studies at University of Oregon in 1997, and received a Masters of Divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, in 2007.

Literary career edit

Fiction edit

Garrett’s novel Free Bird[2] was published in 2002.[3] It drew favorable critical attention and was a publisher nominee for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. It was also a Publishers Weekly First Fiction honoree and a finalist for the Violet Crown Award for Texas letters.

Cycling, a novel published in 2003,[4] was a finalist for the William Faulkner Prize for Fiction, the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, the Bakeless Literary Prize, and the Violet Crown Award for Texas Letters. It was also a publisher nominee for the 2003 National Book Award. He has since published the novels Shame (2009) and The Prodigal (2013).

Nonfiction and Memoirs edit

Garrett has written a number of nonfiction works on religion and pop culture, including The Gospel Reloaded: Exploring Spirituality and Faith in the Matrix (with Chris Seay)[5][6] (nominated for the 2004 Gold Medallion Book Award), Holy Superheroes! Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film,[7] and The Gospel According to Hollywood.[8][9] He is an author of The Voice,[10] a forthcoming contemporary language Bible (his The Voice of Mark[11] and The Voice of Hebrews[12] were published in 2008).

Crossing Myself, Garrett’s spiritual autobiography, was published in 2006.[13] A second memoir, No Idea appeared in 2009. Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief,[14] was published in August 2008.

Other work edit

Garrett has also written hundreds of short stories, book reviews, essays, and scholarly articles for publications ranging from Salon.com to The Washington Post. His novella Minuet won the William Faulkner Prize for Fiction in 1993. He won a regional CASE gold medalist for nonfiction and was elected to the Texas Institute of Letters in 2005.[15]

Professional and personal life edit

Garrett became a professor of English at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 1989.[16] In 1998 he was named Outstanding Professor by Baylor's student congress and Outstanding Faculty Member by the university administration.[17] His courses at Baylor include studies of writing, film, literature, and theology. He was the founding director of Baylor's Art & Soul Festival, a festival celebrating faith and the arts, from 1999 to 2002.[18] In 2013, he was named the Baylor University Centennial Professor,[19] and pursued research leading to his book Entertaining Judgment. Garrett was later appointed Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture.[20]

He is the Writer in Residence at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest[21] and a lay preacher at St. David's Episcopal Church,[22] both in Austin, Texas.

Garrett also teaches classes, workshops, retreats, and seminars in writing, religion and culture, theology, spirituality, and other topics for conference centers, conferences, schools, universities, seminaries, and organizations around the U.S. and overseas.

As of 2016 Garrett resided in Austin, Texas. He is married to Jeanie Garrett, a former broadcast journalist and communications specialist. He has two sons, Jacob and Chandler, and he and Jeanie have two daughters, Lily and Sophia.

References edit

  1. ^ . Baylor.edu. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Books: Readings". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Garrett, Greg (2002). Free Bird: Greg Garrett: Books. Citadel Press. ISBN 0758201397.
  4. ^ Garrett, Greg (2003). Cycling: Greg Garrett: Books. Kensington Books. ISBN 0758205317.
  5. ^ Bowles, Scott (May 9, 2003). "'Matrix' world is all-consuming in mythology, mysticism". USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ Irwin, William (2003). The Gospel Reloaded: Exploring Spirituality and Faith in The Matrix: Chris Seay, Greg Garrett: Books. Pinon Press. ISBN 1576834786.
  7. ^ Morris, Tom (January 2008). Holy Superheroes! Revised and Expanded Edition: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film: Greg Garrett: Books. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0664231910.
  8. ^
  9. ^ Marsh, Clive (January 2007). The Gospel According to Hollywood: Greg Garrett: Books. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0664230524.
  10. ^ "the voice". Hearthevoice.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  11. ^ Nelson, Thomas (March 11, 2008). The Voice of Mark: Let Them Listen: Greg Garrett, Matthew Paul Turner: Books. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0529123503.
  12. ^ Nelson, Thomas (2008). The Voice of Hebrews: The Mystery of Melchizedek: Greg Garrett, David Capes: Books. T. Nelson. ISBN 978-0529123534.
  13. ^ Garrett, Greg (2006). Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth: Greg Garrett: Books. NavPress. ISBN 1576838560.
  14. ^ Long, Thomas G. (January 2008). Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief: Greg Garrett: Books. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0664232047.
  15. ^ (PDF). The Texas Institute of Letters. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  16. ^ "Baylor professors of the year represent business, English and religion". Baylor University. May 17, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  17. ^ Baylor University || Institute for Faith and Learning || 1998 Pruit Memorial Symposium
  18. ^
  19. ^ "Garrett named 2013 Baylor Centennial Professor". Baylor University College of Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  20. ^ Merrill, Elizabeth; Voepel, M.A. (December 20, 2022). "How Brittney Griner, Baylor and the city of Waco are still coming to terms". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  21. ^ ETSS March 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "Welcome to St. David's Episcopal Church". Stdave.org. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

External links edit

  • The Other Jesus
  • Baylor University English Department profile
  • by ReadTheSpirit.com
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Greg Garrett born November 6 1961 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma is a writer professor speaker preacher and musician based in Austin Texas Greg GarrettGarrett at the 2017 Texas Book FestivalBorn 1961 11 06 November 6 1961 age 62 Oklahoma City Oklahoma U S OccupationAuthor professor preacherEducationUniversity of Central Oklahoma BA MA Oklahoma State University PhD GenreFiction nonfiction memoirSubjectReligion film pop culture spiritualityNotable worksFree Bird Holy Superheroes Notable awardsWilliam Faulkner Prize for Fiction 1993 SpouseJeanie GarrettChildren4WebsiteThe Other Jesus Contents 1 Education 2 Literary career 2 1 Fiction 2 2 Nonfiction and Memoirs 2 3 Other work 3 Professional and personal life 4 References 5 External linksEducation editBorn November 6 1961 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma Garrett attended Mustang High School in Mustang Oklahoma He then went on to the University of Central Oklahoma where he received his B A in English with a minor in History and was a member of Alpha Chi and Phi Alpha Theta national honor societies He continued his education at University of Central Oklahoma receiving an M A in Creative Studies his thesis was a novel Bicentennial Summer Greg received his PhD in English from Oklahoma State University in 1989 1 His dissertation was Bloodmetal a screenplay He continued his education with post doctoral studies in Holocaust Studies at University of Oregon in 1997 and received a Masters of Divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin Texas in 2007 Literary career editFiction edit Garrett s novel Free Bird 2 was published in 2002 3 It drew favorable critical attention and was a publisher nominee for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award It was also a Publishers Weekly First Fiction honoree and a finalist for the Violet Crown Award for Texas letters Cycling a novel published in 2003 4 was a finalist for the William Faulkner Prize for Fiction the James Jones First Novel Fellowship the Bakeless Literary Prize and the Violet Crown Award for Texas Letters It was also a publisher nominee for the 2003 National Book Award He has since published the novels Shame 2009 and The Prodigal 2013 Nonfiction and Memoirs edit Garrett has written a number of nonfiction works on religion and pop culture including The Gospel Reloaded Exploring Spirituality and Faith in the Matrix with Chris Seay 5 6 nominated for the 2004 Gold Medallion Book Award Holy Superheroes Exploring the Sacred in Comics Graphic Novels and Film 7 and The Gospel According to Hollywood 8 9 He is an author of The Voice 10 a forthcoming contemporary language Bible his The Voice of Mark 11 and The Voice of Hebrews 12 were published in 2008 Crossing Myself Garrett s spiritual autobiography was published in 2006 13 A second memoir No Idea appeared in 2009 Stories from the Edge A Theology of Grief 14 was published in August 2008 Other work edit Garrett has also written hundreds of short stories book reviews essays and scholarly articles for publications ranging from Salon com to The Washington Post His novella Minuet won the William Faulkner Prize for Fiction in 1993 He won a regional CASE gold medalist for nonfiction and was elected to the Texas Institute of Letters in 2005 15 Professional and personal life editGarrett became a professor of English at Baylor University in Waco Texas in 1989 16 In 1998 he was named Outstanding Professor by Baylor s student congress and Outstanding Faculty Member by the university administration 17 His courses at Baylor include studies of writing film literature and theology He was the founding director of Baylor s Art amp Soul Festival a festival celebrating faith and the arts from 1999 to 2002 18 In 2013 he was named the Baylor University Centennial Professor 19 and pursued research leading to his book Entertaining Judgment Garrett was later appointed Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture 20 He is the Writer in Residence at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest 21 and a lay preacher at St David s Episcopal Church 22 both in Austin Texas Garrett also teaches classes workshops retreats and seminars in writing religion and culture theology spirituality and other topics for conference centers conferences schools universities seminaries and organizations around the U S and overseas As of 2016 update Garrett resided in Austin Texas He is married to Jeanie Garrett a former broadcast journalist and communications specialist He has two sons Jacob and Chandler and he and Jeanie have two daughters Lily and Sophia References edit Baylor University English Department Greg Garrett Baylor edu August 17 2011 Archived from the original on February 5 2010 Retrieved January 4 2012 Books Readings The Austin Chronicle Retrieved January 4 2012 Garrett Greg 2002 Free Bird Greg Garrett Books Citadel Press ISBN 0758201397 Garrett Greg 2003 Cycling Greg Garrett Books Kensington Books ISBN 0758205317 Bowles Scott May 9 2003 Matrix world is all consuming in mythology mysticism USA Today Retrieved January 4 2012 Irwin William 2003 The Gospel Reloaded Exploring Spirituality and Faith in The Matrix Chris Seay Greg Garrett Books Pinon Press ISBN 1576834786 Morris Tom January 2008 Holy Superheroes Revised and Expanded Edition Exploring the Sacred in Comics Graphic Novels and Film Greg Garrett Books Westminster John Knox Press ISBN 978 0664231910 Greg Garrett Saved by the Movies 5 9 2007 Publishers Weekly Marsh Clive January 2007 The Gospel According to Hollywood Greg Garrett Books Westminster John Knox Press ISBN 978 0664230524 the voice Hearthevoice com Retrieved January 4 2012 Nelson Thomas March 11 2008 The Voice of Mark Let Them Listen Greg Garrett Matthew Paul Turner Books Thomas Nelson ISBN 978 0529123503 Nelson Thomas 2008 The Voice of Hebrews The Mystery of Melchizedek Greg Garrett David Capes Books T Nelson ISBN 978 0529123534 Garrett Greg 2006 Crossing Myself A Story of Spiritual Rebirth Greg Garrett Books NavPress ISBN 1576838560 Long Thomas G January 2008 Stories from the Edge A Theology of Grief Greg Garrett Books Westminster John Knox Press ISBN 978 0664232047 Membership list of the Texas Institute of Letters PDF The Texas Institute of Letters Archived from the original on February 20 2014 Retrieved January 10 2013 Baylor professors of the year represent business English and religion Baylor University May 17 2013 Retrieved December 22 2022 Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning 1998 Pruit Memorial Symposium Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning Art amp Soul Garrett named 2013 Baylor Centennial Professor Baylor University College of Arts and Sciences May 1 2013 Retrieved December 22 2022 Merrill Elizabeth Voepel M A December 20 2022 How Brittney Griner Baylor and the city of Waco are still coming to terms ESPN com Retrieved December 22 2022 ETSS Archived March 27 2005 at the Wayback Machine Welcome to St David s Episcopal Church Stdave org Retrieved January 4 2012 External 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