Paul R. Hinlicky (PhD, Union Theological Seminary, New York; DHabil, Comenius University, Bratislava) is Tise Professor of Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. In addition to numerous contributions to edited volumes and journals, he has authored three critically acclaimed studies in systematic theology, "Paths Not Taken: Fates of Theology from Luther through Leibniz", "Luther and the Beloved Community: A Path for Christian Theology after Christendom", and "Divine Complexity: The Rise of Creedal Christianity".