Ron Mock is associate professor of political science and peace studies at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. He finished his law degree at the University of Michigan in 1982 and was founding director of the Christian Conciliation Service of Southeastern Michigan. In 1985 he returned to his undergraduate alma mater, George Fox University, where he worked in the Center for Peace Learning until 2003. In 2002 Ron joined the International Quaker Working Party on Israel and Palestine and helped write its report—When the Rain Returns—and an accompanying study guide. His latest book is Loving Without Giving In: Christian Responses to Terrorism and Tyranny. Ron has four children and is married to Melanie Mock, who is also a professor at George Fox.