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His first book, ''God: A Biography'', won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Biography in [[1996]] and has been translated into sixteen languages.
His second book, ''Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God'', was named a New York Times Notable Book of [[2002]]. Since publishing it, Dr. Miles has been named a [[MacArthur Fellow]] for the period 2003-2007.---
Born in [[Chicago]] in [[1942]], Jack Miles was a [[Jesuit]] seminarian from [[1960]] to [[1970]], studying at the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]] in [[Rome]] and the [[Hebrew University]] in [[Jerusalem]] before completing a doctorate in the department of Near Eastern Languages at [[Harvard]]. He is fluent in several languages.
Over a period of nearly 20 years '''Overviews'''* [[Jack Miles (1975-95overview), Jack Miles was successively an editor at [[Doubleday]], the executive editor at the [[University of California Press]], the literary editor at the Los Angeles Times, and a member of the Times editorial board, writing on politics and culture.
Jack Miles has been a Mellon visiting professor of humanities at [[Caltech]], the director of the Humanities Center at the [[Claremont Graduate University]], a Regents' Lecturer at the [[University of California]], and a visiting fellow with the Committee on the Conceptual Foundations of Science at the [[University of Chicago]].
Currently senior advisor to the president of the '''Works by Jack Miles'''* [[J. Paul Getty TrustGod: A Biography]], a foundation supporting art and scholarship, Jack Miles lives * [[Christ: A Crisis in Southern California with his wife, Jacqueline, a psychologist. Their daughter, Kathleen is attending Berkeley.the Life of God]]
BIOGRAPHY USED WITH PERMISSION BY THE AUTHOR & JACKMILES.COM WEBMASTER'''Quotes'''* [http://www.jackmiles.com/ JackMiles.com[Quotes about Jack Miles and his works]] - * [http://www.ericdavid.info Eric David[Quotes of Jack Miles]]
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''In brief'': Jack Miles'''' work has appeared in numerous national publications, including is an author. Some of his books include [[The Atlantic MonthlyGod: A Biography]], [[The New York Times]], [[The Boston Globe]], [[The Washington Post]], and [[The Los Angeles TimesChrist: A Crisis in the Life of God]].
