Andrew Tate is ReOPeN Co-Director and Reader in Literature, Religion and Aesthetics. He has published widely and his books include Douglas Coupland (2007), Contemporary Fiction and Christianity (2008), The New Atheist Novel (2010) (co-authored with Arthur Bradley) and Apocalyptic Fiction (2017). He is also associate director of the Ruskin Research Centre and teaches a variety of courses including Literature and the Visual Arts. Andrew incorporates graphic novels and comics in his teaching.