Michael J. Kurtz, PhD, is a pastor and has studied and preached the Word of God for the past twenty-five years at Magothy Chelsea Community Lutheran Church in Pasadena, Maryland. His Roman Catholic...view moreMichael J. Kurtz, PhD, is a pastor and has studied and preached the Word of God for the past twenty-five years at Magothy Chelsea Community Lutheran Church in Pasadena, Maryland. His Roman Catholic and Lutheran roots, and his parish experience, give him an openness to those from other traditions and from no traditions at all. Michael has published extensively in the fields of American history, contemporary spiritual life, and archival managemen.t, He has also had an extensive career in archives and archival education, currently serving on the Archives and Digital Curation faculty in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland.view less