Dr. Hunter Baker serves as dean of the college of arts and sciences, a university fellow, and an associate professor of political science at Union University. He is the author of three books (The End of Secularism, Political Thought: A Student's Guide, and The System Has a Soul), has contributed chapters to several others, and has written for a wide variety of print and digital publications. He also ran for the 8th Tennessee District for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2016 election.