"[5] In Religion Dispatches, Gordon Haber wrote, "Schneider defines the next generation of public intellectuals—fiercely articulate, indefatigably curious and Internet-savvy.

Schneider's profile of literary critic Elaine Scarry for The Chronicle of Higher Education,[7][8] for instance, compared her scholarship with the religious anti-nuclear movement.

In 2014 Al Jazeera America published his story of a Catholic nun with a secret ministry to the transgender community, which was applauded by Buzzfeed[9] and The Advocate.

According to Nick Pinto of Al Jazeera America, "Schneider's education and much of his writing are concerned with religion, and he relies heavily on Christian vocabulary to describe his experience in Occupy Wall Street.

"[22] Thank You, Anarchy's cover bears a quotation from a New York Observer article—"objective journalism, this is not"—referring not to the book but to the ambiguity of Schneider's role in the movement as a journalist and activist.

In November 2015, together with New School professor Trebor Scholz, Schneider co-organized a two-day conference billed as "a coming-out party for the cooperative Internet.

"[27] Over 1,000 people attended, including figures such as legal scholar Yochai Benkler, New York City Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo, and Zipcar founder Robin Chase.

"[29] Additionally, he has been an editor-at-large for the Social Science Research Council's online forum The Immanent Frame[30] and a contributing editor for Religion Dispatches[31] and Yes!