MICHAEL D. RICHARDS is Professor Emeritus at Sweet Briar College, Virginia, USA. He is the author of Revolutions in World History and numerous book chapters, articles, and reviews in scholarly journals, periodicals, and reference works.PAUL R. WAIBEL is Professor Emeritus at Belhaven University, Mississippi, USA. He is the author of Politics of Accommodation, Quiknotes: Christian History, Martin Luther: A Brief Introduction to His Life and Works, and numerous articles and reviews.