The editor is Gene Edward Veith, Professor of Literature Emeritus at Patrick Henry College. He previously served on the faculty of Concordia University-Wisconsin. He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Kansas and is the author of 22 books on Christianity and Culture. He was the Chair of the Translation Committee for the "Lutheran Service Book" and was an editor for "Concordia: A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord."