Bauer, Susan Wise 1968-

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BAUER, Susan Wise 1968-

PERSONAL:

Born August 8, 1968, in Chelsea, MA; daughter of James L. (a physician) and Jessie Mae (an educator; maiden name, Tench) Wise; married Peter John Bauer (a pastor), January 6, 1990; children: Christopher, Benjamin, Daniel, Emily. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Liberty University, B.A., 1988; College of William and Mary, M.A., 1996; Westminster Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1991.

ADDRESSES:

Agent—Richard Henshaw, Richard Henshaw Group, 127 West 24th St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011.

CAREER:

Writer. Peace Hill Press, editorial director. College of William and Mary, faculty member.

WRITINGS:

The Revolt (fiction), Word, 1996.

Though the Darkness Hide Thee (fiction), Multnomah, 1998.

(With Jessie Wise) The Well-trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, (New York, NY), 1999.

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Peace Hill Press, Volume 1: Ancient Times, 2002, Volume 2: The Middle Ages, 2003.

The Well-educated Adult (tentative title), Norton (New York, NY), in press.

Contributing editor, Books and Culture.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Research on "Confessions of Sin from Benjamin Franklin to Jim Bakker."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Choice, January, 2000, G. E. Pawlas, review of The Well-trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, p. 987.

Christian Parenting Today, July, 2001, Diane Schrader, review of The Well-trained Mind, p. 53.

Journal of Law and Religion, summer, 2001, Mary McConnell, review of The Well-trained Mind, pp. 471-477.

Library Journal, July, 1999, Terry A. Christner, review of The Well-trained Mind, p. 109.

Publishers Weekly, July 12, 1999, review of The Well-trained Mind, p. 89.

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