Jack Miles is a writer whose work has appeared in numerous national publications, including "The Atlantic Monthly," the "The" "New York Times," "The" "Boston Globe," "The" "Washington Post," and "The" "Los Angeles Times," where he served for ten years as literary editor and as a member of the newspaper's editorial board. The recipient of a Ph.D. in Near Eastern languages from Harvard University and a former Jesuit, he has been a Regents Lecturer at the University of California, director of the Humanities Center at Claremont Graduate University, and visiting professor of humanities at the Calif...