Hal R. Boyd is an incoming associate professor of family law and policy in Brigham Young University's School of Family Life. He previously ran the opinion pages at the Deseret News and has written articles and essays for numerous venues including The Atlantic, The National Review, and The Weekly Standard. His books include Psalms of Nauvoo, Are Christians Mormon?, and, most recently, College for the Commonwealth. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and Brigham Young University, where he now teaches courses on the philosophy of religion.