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Marvin Olasky (born June 12, 1950) is editor-in-chief of ''WORLD'' Magazine, the author of more than 20 books, including ''Fighting for Liberty and Virtue'' and ''The Tragedy of American Compassion'', and is a Distinguished Chair in Journalism and Public Policy at Patrick Henry College. He has been married since 1976 to writer Susan Olasky, and they have four sons and one granddaughter.〔() "In Depth with Marvin Olasky", C-SPAN, 6 May 2007〕 ==Education and career== Olasky was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, to a Russian-Jewish family and graduated from Yale University in 1971 with a B.A. in American Studies.〔Olasky, Marvin. ("A Pilgrim's Slow Progress." ) ''WORLD Magazine''. Retrieved 25 March 2010.〕 In 1976 he earned his Ph.D. in American Culture at the University of Michigan.〔 He became an atheist in adolescence and a Marxist in college, ultimately joining the Communist Party USA in 1972.〔 He married and divorced during this period and by his own admission broke every one of the ten commandments except the one against murder. He left the Communist Party late in 1973 and in 1976 became a Christian after reading the New Testament and a number of Christian authors.〔 Olasky was a professor at The University of Texas at Austin from 1983 to 2007 and provost of The King's College in New York City from 2007 to 2011. He is now dean of the World Journalism Institute and a senior fellow of the Acton Institute.〔(), "World Journalism Institute," Retrieved 26 June 2011〕〔(), The Acton Institute, Marvin Olasky Staff Profile, Retrieved September 1, 2011〕 He joined ''World'' Magazine in 1990 and became its editor in 1994 and its editor-in-chief in 2001. Earlier, he was a reporter on the Boston Globe and a speechwriter at the Du Pont Company.〔 Since 1996 he has been a ruling elder within the Presbyterian Church in America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.colsoncenter.org/speakers/sort/entry/22/22289 )〕 Olasky became provost of The King's College in June 2007. On November 5, 2010, the college announced his resignation, saying he would "devote more time to his role as editor-in-chief of ''World'' magazine."〔press release, The King's College, 5 November 2010〕 In an online article at ''Christianity Today'' about the announcement, Olasky suggested the move was related to the recent hiring of Dinesh D'Souza as the college's president: "'It will come as no surprise to you that Dinesh D'Souza and I have different ideas about some things," () said in an e-mail to ''Christianity Today''. 'I'd like to leave it at that and not do an interview.' In a blog post, ''WORLD'' publisher Nick Eicher said "there are no hard feelings" between Olasky and The King's College.〔Eicher, Nick. ("Marvin Olasky in Full." ) ''WORLD'' Magazine, 5 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.〕 On August 22, 2011, Patrick Henry College announced Olasky's appointment to its newly created Distinguished Chair in Journalism and Public Policy beginning in the fall semester of 2011.〔Halbrook, David. ("Dr. Marvin Olasky New Distinguished Chair of Journalism. ) Patrick Henry College Press Release, 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.〕 Olasky has chaired the boards of City School of Austin and the Austin Crisis Pregnancy Center. His writings have been translated into Chinese, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and other languages, and he has lectured on five continents. He has been a foster parent, a PTA president, a cross-country bicycle rider, and a Little League assistant coach.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marvin Olasky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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