Greg Garrett is the author of The Gospel according to Hollywood, The Gospel Reloaded (with Chris Seay), Holy Superheroes, and Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief; of the critically-acclaimed novels Cycling, Shame, and Free Bird (named by Publishers Weekly and the Denver Rocky Mountain News as one of the best first novels of 2002); and of the memoirs Crossing Myself and No Idea. Greg is also the translator of Mark, Hebrews, 1 and 2 Samuel, Amos, and other books of the Bible for The Voice scripture project. He has written on narrative, culture, religion, and politics for print and web publications including Poets & Writers, Christianity Today, Utne, Relevant, Ethics Daily, and The Thoughtful Christian, and is a featured blogger for The Christian Century at www.theotherjesus.com.
Greg is Professor of English at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he has received university-wide teaching honors from both the administration and the student congress. At Baylor, he teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in creative writing, American literature, film, and theology and literature. He is a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal Church, and serves the Church as Writer in Residence to the priests and pastors in training at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Greg regularly teaches, gives readings, lectures, and leads workshops and retreats across the US and overseas, and is a frequent media guest who has appeared on National Public Radio, CBS Radio, BBC Radio, and The Bob Edwards Show. He lives in Austin with his sons Jake and Chandler.
