▁Ke en ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁historian ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁an ▁academic ▁administrator ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago . ▁▁ ▁Tra ined ▁in ▁class ics ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁with ▁gradu ate ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Christian ity , ▁Ke en ▁has ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁been ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ors ▁College ▁there . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁in ▁Re formation - E ra ▁religious ▁thought ▁includes ▁Div ine ▁and ▁Human ▁Author ity ▁in ▁Re formation ▁Th ought ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁Luther ’ s ▁L ives ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁The ▁Christian ▁Trad ition ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Ex ile ▁and ▁Rest oration ▁in ▁Jewish ▁Th ought ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ed itions ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁Thomas ▁More ▁and ▁Johannes ▁C och la eus . ▁Ke en ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁co - editor ▁of ▁the ▁mon ograph ▁series ▁Catholic ▁Christ end om , ▁ 1 3 0 0 - 1 7 0 0 ▁published ▁by ▁Br ill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Church ▁History . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : H istor ians ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁fac ulty ▁Category : American ▁histor ians ▁of ▁religion ▁Category :