Loewen, G. V.: - G.V. Loewen is a social philosopher and the author of over sixty books on ethics, religion, education, aesthetics, and social theory, as well as works of metaphysical adventure fiction. Across a twenty-five-year academic career, he served as a professor in the study of religion, focusing on belief, mortality, and the search for meaning. His scholarship has been recognized with over $100,000 in academic grants and awards, and his work on the irrational is cited in Webster's reference series. For more than a decade, Loewen has conducted extensive field research into the human encounter with fear, death, and the unknown. He continues to explore these themes both in non-fiction and fiction, weaving cultural archetypes and existential inquiry into his writing.