Gene Edward Veith (Ph.D., University of Kansas) is professor of English at Concordia University-Wisconsin. He also serves there as director of the Cranach Institute, a center devoted to the study of Christianity and culture. His books include The Gift of Art: The Place of the Arts in Scripture (InterVarsity Press, 1983), Reading Between the Lines: A Christian Guide to Literature (Corssway, 1990), Postmodern Times: A Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture (Crossway, 1994), The Spirituality of the Cross: The Way of the First Evangelicals (Concordia Publishing House, 1999), and several others. He is the cultural editor of World magazine.