Michael L. Mickler is Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership. He is the author of The Unification Church Movement (Cambridge University Press, 2022), 40 Years in America: An Intimate History of the Unification Movement, 1959-1999 (FFWPU, 2000), The Unification Church in America: A Bibliography and Research Guide (Garland, 1987), and other works.