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Jana Riess | |
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Born | Jana Kathryn Riess December 13, 1969 [third-party source needed] United States |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | Columbia University[citation needed] |
Period | 1990s-present |
Genre | Religion |
Spouse | Phil Smith[1]: 5, 153 |
Children | Jerusha (born c. 1999)[1]: 19, 56 |
Jana Kathryn Riess (born December 13, 1969)[2][page needed][1]: 158 [third-party source needed] is an American professor, writer, and editor. Riess' writings have focused on American religions, especially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) of which she is a member, and other new religious movements.[not verified in body]