Stephen Lind

Stephen J. Lind is an Assistant Professor at Washington and Lee University's Williams School, holding joint appointments in Business Administration and Communication. He joined the faculty in 2013 and focuses on intersections between media, religion, and communication theory.

Education:

• B.S. in Communication from Liberty University
• M.A. in Speech Communications from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Ph.D. in Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design from Clemson University

His research explores religious themes in popular culture, mediated communication dynamics, and transdisciplinary approaches to symbolic systems. His book A Charlie Brown Religion analyzes spiritual dimensions in Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comics and animated works.

Recent publications examine Christmas media conventions, transdisciplinary methodologies for religio-secular analysis, and animal communication frameworks. His work appears in journals like Journal of Communication and Religion and Journal of Religion and Popular Culture.

Lind contributes to academic discourse as a journal reviewer for Journal of Religion and Popular Culture (2014–current) and Religious Communication Association (2013–current). He has been featured in media outlets including BBC Radio 4 and WSET (CBS affiliate).