Anthropologist
and Scholar
of Religion
I’m a cultural anthropologist and journalist reporting on religion and nationalism in Eastern Europe. I live in Budapest, Hungary. I’m fluent in English and Hungarian and proficient in Romanian.
My reported features and commentary have appeared in major U.S. and European newspapers and magazines. I use my academic research to give smart and surprising fact-based commentary on contemporary events.
I’ve given invited lectures at European and North American universities and presented at numerous international conferences. My book Hungarian Catholic Intellectuals in Romania: Reforming Apostles explores how contemporary Hungarian Catholic intellectuals are forging an ethical concept of nationhood.
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