J.Michael Martinez

I am pleased to announce the publication of my 19th book, Fulfill Thy Ministry: Three Episcopal Clergymen, Race, and the Civil War Era. I co-authored the book with my uncle, the late Rev. Loren B. Mead. Bloomsbury Academic published the e-book on April 2, 2026, and the hardback and paperback versions appeared on April 30, 2026. Loren started working on the book a decade ago. As he battled cancer, he asked that I take over the project. Loren died on May 5, 2018. After more t

I am pleased to announce the publication of my 18th book, Public Service Exemplars: A Finer Spirit of hope and Achievement . The book is...

I have updated readers of my posts about my recent professional and writing activities every July since I began writing my blog during...

I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest article, "A Southern White Clergyman, the Freed People, and the Nineteenth-Century...