“Freedom requires virtue. Virtue requires faith. And faith, in turn, requires freedom. You can't have coerced state-sanctioned religion. It has to be utterly free.”

American author, speaker, and conservative radio host

Eric Metaxas is an American author, speaker, and conservative radio host. He is known for biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, along with other books, a memoir, and work for VeggieTales. His books include Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, and Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World. He also published Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life, as well as If You Can Keep It and Letter to the American Church. His writing also extends to humor, children's books, and scripts.