Stephen D. Cox
American magazine editor (1948–2024)
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Stephen D. Cox (January 12, 1948 – September 6, 2024) was an author, literature and humanities professor, and libertarian commentator.
He was the editor of Liberty magazine, an American online libertarian and classical liberal review. Cox was a longtime professor of literature at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of several non-fiction books.
Career
After receiving his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, Cox joined the faculty of UC San Diego in 1976.
He was an associate editor of Liberty when the magazine began publishing in 1987. He was named as senior editor as of the March 1989 issue. Cox took over as editor-in-chief of the publication following the death of its founder and longtime editor and publisher, R. W. Bradford, in December 2005. In addition to editing duties, he wrote articles and commentary for the magazine. This included his monthly "WordWatch" column, in which he commented on how language and semantics influence culture and political discourse.
Reception
Publishers Weekly called his 2009 book The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison "detailed and vivid". In The Historian, Matthew J. Mancini said Cox provided "a jolt of nonpartisan realism" about the prison as a cultural institution, but faulted him for not including discussion of modern novels about prison life. The book was also reviewed in Choice and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
His 2014 book American Christianity: The Continuing Revolution was described by Library Journal as a "fascinating, pleasurable read". In Church History, Barry Hankins called it "provocative" with "some highly insightful observations about the ironies of American Christianity". The book was also reviewed in Choice, Kirkus Reviews, and Touchstone.
Background and personal life
On his website, Cox wrote that he was from rural Michigan. He received his BA degree from the University of Michigan.
Selected works
References
References
- "Cox, Stephen D., 1948-".
- (October 2024). "RIP Stephen Cox, 1948-2024".
- "Editors & Staff".
- "Literature: Faculty".
- "Curriculum Vitae".
- (August 1987). "Why Liberty?".
- (March 1989). "Notes on Contributors".
- Doughton, Sandi. (December 12, 2005). "Libertarian Publisher Bradford, 58, Dies". The Seattle Times.
- "About".
- "Review: ''The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison''". [[Publishers Weekly]].
- Mancini, Matthew J.. (Spring 2012). "Review: ''The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison''". [[The Historian (journal).
- (September 2010). "Cox, Stephen. ''The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison''". [[Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries]].
- Parini, Jay. (November 1, 2009). "Behind Bars".
- Dupre, Kathleen. (2014). "Review: Cox, Stephen D.: ''American Christianity: The Continuing Revolution''". [[Library Journal]].
- Hankins, Barry. (June 2015). "Review: ''American Christianity: The Continuing Revolution''". [[Church History (journal).
- Granquist, M.A. (September 2014). "Review: Cox, Stephen. ''American Christianity: The Continuing Revolution''". [[Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries]].
- (March 15, 2014). "Review: ''American Christianity: The Continuing Revolution''". [[Kirkus Reviews]].
- Podles, Leon J.. (July–August 2017). "Gospel Marketplace". [[Touchstone (magazine).
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