Zane is a writer specializing in religion, esotericism, and literary criticism. His essays have appeared in America: The Jesuit Review, The Living Church, George Herbert Journal, Quest: A Journal of the Theosophical Society in America, and elsewhere. Translations of German poet Karin Fellner have appeared in Chicago Review, Asymptote Journal, and Ezra Journal. He is currently pursuing his PhD in religious studies at the University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology.