D.G. Hart is a Distinguished Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He received his B.A. in Film at Temple University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in U.S. History from Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, Hart holds a Master of Arts in Church History from Westminster Seminary and a Master of Theological Studies in U.S. Religious History from Harvard University. He has written several books, including, Calvinism: A History, The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies and American Higher Education, and From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism. In 1994, Hart received the Makemie Prize for best book in Presbyterian History from the Presbyterian Historical Society. Dr. Hart is a member of the American Historical Association, American Society of Church History, and Conference on Faith and History, and he is on the Board of Directors for the Mencken Society and the Presbyterian Historical Society. He resides in Michigan with his wife, Ann.