Kevin M. Schultz is assistant professor of history and Catholic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he won awards for his teaching. He served as a Fellow at the University of Virginia's Center on Religion and Democracy prior to his current position. His articles have appeared in the Journal of American History, American Quarterly, Labor History, and other popular venues, and his first monograph, on religion, politics, and pluralism in mid-century America, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press. In addition, he is scheduled to appear in a PBS documentary on religion in America in 2009.