Background
Scharper, Stephen Bede was born on September 5, 1960 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of Philip Jenkins and Sarah Jane Scharper.
Scharper, Stephen Bede was born on September 5, 1960 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of Philip Jenkins and Sarah Jane Scharper.
Bachelor in English, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1982. Master of Arts in Theology, St. Michael's College, 1988.
Assistant editor Catholic New Times, Toronto, 1982-1984. Editor Orbis Books, Maryknoll, New York, 1984-1986. Acquisitions editor Twenty-Third Publications, Mystic, Connecticut, since 1986.
Member Democratic National Committee, Hartford, Connecticut, 1988-1991. Member American Academy Religion, Religious Education Association of the United States and Canada (nominating committee since 1991), College Theology Society, American Teilhard Association, Religious Publications Group., Society Biblical Literature.
Married Mary Hilary Cunningham, August 25, 1984.