Mark Edward Taylor

Mark Edward Taylor (PhD, Northwestern University Graduate School; ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a native Chicagoan who has long followed Windy City politics, culture, and religion. While teaching college courses on communication and culture, he discovered that Barak Obama's US presidential campaign was becoming a dramatic story of quasi-religious persuasion and belief. Mark immersed himself in the unfolding political drama. Using his skills in theology and rhetorical criticism, Mark dedicated five years to capturing the story behind Obama's ascension from backroom Chicago politics to the heavenly realm of a presidential American Idol--Obamessiah. Mark is avid blogger and a dog lover. Read the story on Mark's "Branding Obamessiah" blog about how he and his wife rescued Bo Diddley, whose photos will capture your heart. That's Bo with Mark in the photo on this page.