Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of TAN Books as well as the best-selling author, co-author, or compiler of 41 books. The Burden: A Forewarning of Things to Come and The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Answer to End-Times Mania are two of his most popular publications. Paul, a Catholic conversion, has worked for the Church as an award-winning journalist, historian, apologist, catechist, and member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council. His work has been translated into twelve languages and distributed internationally.