Russell M. Lawson, Ph.D., is an author, historian, and professor who teaches and writes on scientists, explorers, and missionaries; the history of America, Europe, and the world; and the history of ideas, particularly Christian ideas. His thinking has been especially stimulated by the writings of Pope Benedict XVI, as seen in his forthcoming book,
American Catholics: An Encyclopedic History (Bloomsbury: Aug. 2026), and other books such as
The Christmas Miracle, and
Metamorphosis: How Jesus of Nazareth Vanquished the Legion of Sin. He blogs at
theamericanplutarch.com.
