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Stephen L. Harris

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American academic and Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies (1937-2019)

Stephen L. Harris

Born	(1937-02-05)February 5, 1937 Aberdeen, Washington
Died	April 14, 2019(2019-04-14) (aged 82) Sacramento, California
Alma mater	Cornell University
Spouse	Marjorie Harris
Children	Geoffrey Harris, Jason Harris
Parents	Glenn Harris (father) Ruby Harris (mother)

Stephen L. Harris (February 5, 1937 - April 14, 2019) was Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies atCalifornia State University, Sacramento.^[1] He served there ten years as department chair and was named aWoodrow Wilson Fellow. He received his MA and PhD degrees fromCornell University.^[2] Harris was a member of theAmerican Academy of Religion, a fellow at theWestar Institute, a fellow of theJesus Seminar, and authored several books on religion, some of which are used in introductory university courses.

He also had a strong interest in some geological topics. Harris grew up in westernWashington state where the views ofMount Rainier and the mentoring of his grandfather inspired a lifelong interest in the eruptive potential of the volcanoes in theCascade Mountain range, about which he became a widely known authority.^[3]

Harris taught an adult education class on "Evolving Concepts of God" at St. Mark's Methodist Church, Sacramento, using his text,The Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible.^[2]

He died of cancer in Sacramento at the age of 82.^[3]

Publications

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Harris, Stephen L. (2009).Exploring the Bible. McGraw-Hill. p. 480.ISBN 978-0-07-340736-4.
Harris, Stephen L. (2008).The New Testament: A Student's Introduction. McGraw-Hill. p. 528.ISBN 978-0-07-287601-7.
Harris, Stephen L.; Platzner, Robert (2007).The Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. McGraw-Hill. p. 528.ISBN 978-0-07-299051-5.
Harris, Stephen L.; Platzner, Gloria (2007).Classical Mythology: Images and Insights. McGraw-Hill. p. 1152.ISBN 978-0-07-353567-8.
Harris, Stephen L. (2005).Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes. Roadside Geology Series (3 ed.). Missoula, Mont.:Mountain Press Publishing Company. pp. 454.ISBN 978-0-87842-220-3.
Harris, Stephen L. (2000). "Archaeology and Volcanism". In Haraldur Sigurdsson; Bruce Houghton; Hazel Rymer; John Stix; Steve McNutt (eds.).Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego, Cal.: Academic Press. pp. 1301–1314.ISBN 978-0-12-643140-7.
Harris, Stephen L. (1990).Agents of Chaos: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Other Natural Disasters. Missoula, Mont.:Mountain Press Publishing Company. pp. 260.ISBN 9780878422432.
Harris, Stephen L. (1985).Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto, Cal.: Mayfield.
Harris, Stephen L. (1980).Fire & Ice: The Cascade Volcanoes. Seattle, Wash.:The Mountaineers and Pacific Search Press.ISBN 0-89886-009-1.
Restless Earth.(National Geographic Books)