William Bole is an American journalist who writes about ideas, particularly as they stir in social movements and take shape in the lives of extraordinary people. Much of his writing is situated on the borders between religion, ethics, politics, and intellectual life. He also crosses regularly into other fields of interest, especially education and management.
He writes about theology and politics at TheoPol.com, and about leadership (with Andy Boynton) at Forbes.com. His articles have appeared in publications ranging from the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to Commonweal, America, Christian Century, and Utne Reader.
Aside from his journalism, Bole has served as an editorial consultant, producing books and other publications on behalf of institutions. These have been mostly educational and other nonprofit institutions such as Boston College, including its Center for Corporate Citizenship, Georgetown University, the Educational Broadcasting Corporation(Thirteen/WNET), and the U.S. Jesuit Conference. Since the fall 2006 semester he has served as Editorial Consultant at Boston College.
Bole has also produced studies on religion and American public life for the Pew Charitable Trusts and Commonweal Foundation; he has done other research and writing for the Lilly Endowment, the Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College, and the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown, along with several other foundations and research centers.
His website is williambole.com