...A. in European History with specialty on the History of Ideas in Western civilization. Master's thesis studied the intellectual origins of Renaissance philosophy and its implications for the early modern world. Selected for admission into Phi Beta Kappa (highest honors society for college gradu... (read more)
...I minored in "religious studies" in college, studying all the world's major religions. I've also taught Catholic theology on a paid basis to seminarians and to regular parishioners, and write about that subject regularly on my blog. I used to be an USCF A-rated player. (read more)