Steve A. Wiggins

Like most authors, I have a full-time job that neither persuades nor dissuades my writing. My first two books were academic, but the books after that are for general readers. I am an independent scholar (unemployed professor) who is currently an editor with a university press in New York City. I taught for many years between the following institutions: Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Rutgers University, and Montclair State University. I earned my doctorate in the History of Religions, specializing in Ancient Near Eastern studies, at Edinburgh University in 1992. I write a blog with new posts daily—check it out by searching my name (be sure to include the A.). My first book, A Reassessment of Asherah, was based on my dissertation. The second edition remains in print. Weathering the Psalms was written while I was teaching at Nashotah House, based on an idea that came to me while reciting the Psalter in required chapel services during a thunderstorm. It's a pretty academic title, published by Cascade Books. Holy Horror, published by McFarland, is intended for general readers, no technical vocab in sight! It's about the way the Bible appears in horror films. Nightmares with the Bible, a book about demons in movies, was published by Lexington/Fortress Academic. It's not a technical book at all, it's just priced like it is. Book number five, The Wicker Man, is a new interpretation of the classic horror film released on its 50th anniversary. Part of the Devil's Advocates series, it is available in paperback or hardcover. The publisher is Auteur, an imprint of Liverpool University Press. Sleepy Hollow as American Myth was written to fill a gap in the market. Like many fans of Washington Irving's story, I was disappointed to find so few books discussing it. This one is published by McFarland. I'm glad to connect with likeminded individuals on my blog or social media.