Jana Riess
|birth_place =United States |death_date = |death_place = |resting_place= |occupation =Writer |language =English |nationality =American |education =PhD |alma_mater =Columbia University |period =1990s-present |genre =Religion |spouse =Phil Smith |children =Jerusha (born c. 1999) }}Jana Kathryn Riess (born December 13, 1969) is an American professor, writer, and editor. Riess' writings have focused on American religions, especially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) of which she is a member, and other new religious movements. Provided by Wikipedia