Pam Dewey is a wife, mother of 1 and grandmother of 2 who lives in Michigan. She has a degree magna cum laude in education, along with graduate work in education and social sciences, from Michigan State University. She has taught basic Bible Study techniques, Bible history, and related topics to people of all ages, from grade-schoolers to senior citizens. And for the past two decades she has been researching the history of religious movements since the time of Christ to the present. Her particular area of interest is the history, practices and teachings of religious movements that have sprung up in the US in the past two centuries. Pam is an author of a wide variety of inspirational and educational materials, has done research, editing and/or writing for several religious publications, and is currently working on material for a book on contemporary religious movements in America.