Gibson, David 1959–

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Gibson, David 1959–

PERSONAL:

Born June 23, 1959, in NJ; married. Education: Furman University, B.A., 1981.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Aberdeen, Scotland. Agent—Jimmy Vines, The Vines Agency, 648 Broadway, Ste. 901, New York, NY 10012.

CAREER:

Writer. Vatican Radio, Vatican City, broadcast journalist, 1986-90; Bergen Record, Hackensack, NJ, religion writer, 1990-99; Star-Ledger of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, religion writer, 1999-2003; freelance writer, 2003—. Board member, Religion Newswriters Association, 2000—.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Named Religion Writer of the Year, Religion Newswriters Association, 1999; named Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year, Religion Newswriters Association, 2000; American Society of Newspaper Editors prize for deadline news reporting by a team, 2001.

WRITINGS:

The Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism, HarperSanFrancisco (San Francisco, CA), 2003.

The Rule of Benedict: Pope Benedict XVI and His Battle with the Modern World, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2006.

Into the Fire: Pope Benedict XVI and His Gamble to Purify the Church, HarperSanFrancisco (San Francisco, CA), 2006.

(Editor, with Daniel Strange) Engaging with Barth: Contemporary Evangelical Critiques, Apollos (Nottingham, England), 2008.

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES

(And producer, with Michael McKinley) The Mystery of Jesus, Cable News Network Productions, 2004.

(And producer, with Michael McKinley) The Two Marys: The Madonna and the Magdalene, Cable News Network Productions, 2004.

Contributor of articles to periodicals, including New York Times, Boston, New York Observer, New Jersey Monthly, Commonweal, and America.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

America, October 9, 2006, Paul Wilkes, review of The Rule of Benedict: Pope Benedict XVI and His Battle with the Modern World, p. 24.

Booklist, August, 2003, Margaret Flanagan, review of The Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism, p. 1931; August 1, 2006, Margaret Flanagan, review of The Rule of Benedict, p. 14.

First Things, November, 2003, review of The Coming Catholic Church, p. 69.

Library Journal, August, 2003, review of The Coming Catholic Church, p. 92; August 1, 2006, Charles Seymour, review of The Rule of Benedict, p. 94.

National Catholic Reporter, November 24, 2006, Raymond A. Schroth, review of The Rule of Benedict, p. 16.

New York Times Book Review, September 7, 2003, R. Scott Appleby, review of The Coming Catholic Church, p. 12.

Publishers Weekly, June 12, 2006, review of The Rule of Benedict, p. 47.