David Weaver-Zercher is Distinguished Professor of American Religious History at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. A nationally renowned scholar of Amish life, Dr Weaver-Zercher's work has appeared in dozens of media outlets, including USA Today, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, BBC Radio, and National Public Radio. He is the author or editor of eight books, including the award-winning Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (Jossey-Bass, 2007); The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World (Jossey-Bass, 2010); and Martyrs Mirror: A Social History (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016).

David is married to Valerie Weaver-Zercher and is the father of three teenaged sons: Samuel, Isaiah, and Henry.