Aug. 22, 2008 – Dean Nelson, who earned his master’s degree in journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism in 1984, is publishing regularly on topics related to religion.
Nelson is the founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif. His latest book, on living the seven sacraments, is coming out with Brazos Press next year. In the book, Nelson draws from film, novels and his own experience to show how the sacred and holy can be experienced in everyday life.
His book, “The Power of Serving Others,” won the San Diego Book Award last year, and his work for San Diego Magazine took the top three magazine awards for investigative writing, feature writing and the Best of Show in July 2008. Nelson also has a Christianity Today article coming out this fall.
In addition to his M.A. from University of Missouri, Nelson has a B.A. in literature from MidAmerican Nazarene University in Kansas City and a Ph.D. in journalism from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Read more about Dean Nelson here.