Rebecca Mclaughlin holds a Ph.D. in renaissance literature from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. She is the author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion (2019), which was named book of the year by Christianity Today, and of 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity (2021), The Secular Creed: Engaging 5 Contemporary Claims (2021), and Is Christmas Unbelievable? Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the World's Most Famous Story (2021), and Confronting Jesus: 9 Encounters with the Hero of the Gospels (2022). She lives in Cambridge, MA, with her husband, Bryan, her two daughters, Miranda and Eliza, and her son, Luke.