: Dr. Joseph Kip Kosek is associate professor of American Studies at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and author of Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy. Kip Kosek celebrated the publication of his book Acts of Conscience, issued by Columbia University Press in January 2009. The book traces the history of some American religious radicals whose belief in nonviolence led them to work for international peace, economic justice, and racial equality amid the catastrophic bloodshed of the 20th century. Kip was selected to join the 2009-11 class of “Young Scholars” in American Religion, run by the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Kip serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the AMST department.