Michael W. Cuneo
Michael W. Cuneo is a Canadian-born author who was professor of sociology and anthropology at Fordham University.
Early life and education
Cuneo was born in 1953 or 1954 (age 70–71) in Canada.[1]
He worked as a cab driver in Toronto, Ontario. His father had also been a cab driver.[1]
Cuneo received his doctorate from the University of Toronto in the study of religion in 1988. His doctoral supervisor was Roger O’Toole.[2]
He became a professor at Fordham University in New York City. He has subsequently retired.[2]
Books
Cuneo's first two books Catholics Against the Church: Anti-Abortion Protest in Toronto, 1969-1985 (1989) and The Sociology of Religion: An Organizational Bibliography (1990), co-authored with Anthony J. Blasi, were aimed at an academic audience. But his 1997 book, The Smoke of Satan: Conservative and Traditionalist Dissent in Contemporary American Catholicism sought to balance rigor with a style appealing to a popular audience.[1]
His later books included American Exorcism: Expelling Demons in the Land of Plenty (2001), Almost Midnight: An American Story of Murder and Redemption (2004), A Need to Kill: Confessions of a Teen Murderer (2011), and One Last Kiss: The True Story of a Minister's Bodyguard, His Beautiful Mistress, and a Brutal Triple Homicide (2012).
Personal life
He has four children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hilliard, Juli Cragg; Nelson, Marcia Z.; Crosby, Cindy (November 11, 2002). "Go to the head of the class". Publishers Weekly. 249 (45): S10 – S13. ProQuest 197053233.
- ^ a b "PhD Graduates". Department for the Study of Religion. University of Toronto. October 29, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2025.