Marvin
Olasky
Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
molasky@aol.com
Dr. Marvin Olasky is a senior fellow at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty and a professor of journalism at the University of Texas.
Marvin
Olasky teaches journalism history, sports writing and journalism and religion.
He is the author of 12 books, including:
- Central Ideas in the Development of American Journalism: A narrative
history
- The Tragedy of American
Compassion
- Abortion Rites: A social history of abortion in America
- Fighting for Liberty and Virtue: Political and culture wars in 18th-century
America
- Philanthropically Correct: The story of the Council of Foundations
- Telling the Truth: How to revitalize Christian journalism
He has co-authored seven more books including More Than Kindness and
published more than 400 journal and magazine articles on topics including welfare
reform, history and sports. Olasky is editor of World
magazine, for which he writes a weekly column. He also writes a bi-weekly column
for the Austin American Statesman and occasional columns for USA
Today, the Wall Street Journal
and Investor's Business Daily. He is a senior
fellow of the Capital Research Center,
an elder at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and faculty adviser for Reformed University
Fellowship. Before joining The University of
Texas at Austin faculty in 1983, Olasky spent five years as an executive
speech writer and public affairs coordinator at the DuPont
Company in Wilmington, Del. Olasky received the B.A. degree from Yale
University, worked as a reporter on the Bend (Ore.) Bulletin, and the Boston
Globe, then earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in American Culture from the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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