Author: Adam Kotsko
Born: 1980
Bio: <b><a href="http://www.shimer.edu/aboutshimercollege/AdamKotsko.cfm">Adam Kotsko</a></b> (b. 1980) is an American writer on theology, philosophy and popular culture, also known for his contributions to <a href="http://itself.wordpress.com">the blogosphere</a>.  His printed works include <i>Why We Love Sociopaths</i> (2012), <i>Awkwardness</i> (2010), and the authoritative <i>Žižek and Theology</i> (2008).  Kotsko joined the faculty of <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College in Chicago</a> in 2011, teaching the humanities component of Shimer's <a href="http://www.shimer.edu/academicprograms/curriculum/index.cfm">Great Books curriculum</a>.  Kotsko earned his BA at Olivet Nazarene University, and his MA and Ph.D. at the Chicago Theological Seminary.  (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Adam_Kotsko#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)