Zane is a writer and scholar with interests in Christian spirituality, esotericism, church history, and early modern English literature. Popular articles have appeared in America: The Jesuit Review, The Living Church, George Herbert Journal, America, Plough, Earth & Altar, and elsewhere. Translations of contemporary 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 and serves as the sacristan of Saint John's (Episcopal) Cathedral in Denver.