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American historian, writer, and academic

For other people with similar names, see Paul Meier (disambiguation).

Paul L. Maier (born May 31, 1930)^[1][2] is an American historian and novelist.

He has written several works of scholarly and popular non-fiction about Christianity and novels about Christian historians. He is the former Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University, from which he retired in 2011, retaining the title of professor emeritus in the Department of History.

He previously served as Third Vice President of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.

Early life and education

Maier is the son of Walter A. Maier (1893–1950), founder and long time speaker of The Lutheran Hour.

He is a graduate of Harvard University (M.A., 1954) and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.

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Div., 1955). On a Fulbright Scholarship, Maier studied at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland. At Basel, Maie