Robert G. Pielke, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, now lives in Claremont. California. He earned a B.A. at the University of Maryland, an M.Div. at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, and a Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University. He began his teaching career in philosophy at George Mason University and is now teaching at El Camino College in California. Aside from his academic writings, he has published short stories, film reviews, and two novels [Science Fiction Alternate History] with more on the way.