Becky Garrison
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| Born: | July 1, 1961 Hartsville, SC |
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| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | United States |
| Writing period: | 1994 to present |
| Subjects: | religion, satire, adventure travel, celebrity interviews |
| Debut works: | The Wittenburg Door |
| Website: | www.beckygarrison.com |
Becky Garrison (born 1961) is Senior Contributing Editor of The Wittenburg Door.
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[edit] Personal background
Garrison was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, where her father, the late Rev. Dr. Karl Claudius Garrison, Jr., a civil rights activist, Episcopal priest and college professor was serving as rector of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Harstsville, SC. Her mother, Nancy Little Garrison was a direct descendant of Roger Williams, founder of the state of Rhode Island and John Howland, John Alden and Priscilla Mullens, all passengers aboard the Mayflower.
Garrison has a dual Master of Divinity/Social Work degree from Yale University and Columbia University and an undergraduate degree in theater arts from Wake Forest University. In addition, she spent a semester abroad at Warnborough College in Oxford, England.
She spent her childhood in North Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia and Louisiana. Currently, she resides in Manhattan.
[edit] Publications
She is author of Red and Blue God, Black and Blue Church, a non-fiction religious political satire book that examines the interplay between religion and politics in the United States following the 2004 Presidential election.
Her additional writing credits include work for The New York Times, The Tonight Show, Christian Retailing, Stackpole Books, Bibal Press, Relevantmagazine.com, Sojo.net, Episcopal Life, The Living Church, Prism, The World Council of Churches, The Women’s Quarterly, Youthworker Journal, The Ooze, American Angler, Game & Fish Magazine, Fly Fish America, Sailing Magazine, Oxygen Magazine, Fly Fishing in Saltwaters, Fly Anglers Online, flyfish.com, and Sportsology.net.
The Becky Garrison Official Forum was set up by the Internet Book Database in October 2006
[edit] References
[1] "Coulter Christianity," God's Politics Blog, March 6, 2007
[2] "Re-evaluating the Rapture," God's Politics Blog, February 16, 2007
[3] "The New Atheism Blasphemy Challenge," December 28, 2006
[4] "Who's Steering the Christian Coalition's Ship?" God's Politics Blog, December 1, 2006
[5], Jesus Died for THIS? A Reflection of Jesus' Ministry Juxtaposed Against Our Contemporary Political Landscape, The Ooze, November 7, 2006
[6], "Vote for My Jesus?," Gods Politics Blog, November 2, 2006
[7] "Is God Red or Blue? The Wittenburg Door Interview: Becky Garrison," September/October 2006
[8] "Inside the Satirist's Studio: An Interview with Religion Writer Becky Garrison," The Lone Star Iconoclast, July 12, 2006
[9] "Writer Takes Church, Politicians to Task," Ledger Enquirer, May 1, 2006
[10] Interview with Becky Garrison, Publishers Weekly, March 8, 2006
