DANIEL BURKE is the Senior Editor of Religion & Spirituality at NPR. His writing on religion has won numerous awards, including from the Society for Features Journalism, the National Headliner Award Foundation, the Religion News Association, and the American Academy of Religion. Burke has made numerous appearances on CNN and NPR, and his work has been published in dozens of outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. He holds degrees in religion from Georgetown University and Columbia University.