D. G. Hart is at work on a history of Independence Hall, forthcoming from Creed & Culture in Fall 2026. Hart grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and has lived much of his life in the Quaker City. Teaching jobs have taken him, his wife, Ann, and their cats to Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, California, and Michigan. Hart teaches and writes about United States religious and intellectual history. He is the author of many books, including most recently American Catholic: The Politics of Faith During the Cold War; Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant; and Patriots and Protestants: Presbyterians in the Age of Revolution (forthcoming in 2026).