Mark E. Koltko-Rivera is the author of Freemasonry: An Introduction (Tarcher/Penguin), and a collection of essays, The Mysteries of Freemasonry (both available on Amazon. A member of Masonic lodges in Florida and New York (F&AM), his work has appeared in: The Philalethes, Heredom: The Transactions of the Scottish Rite Research Society,, Further Light (Florida Lodge of Research), the Transactions of the American Lodge of Research (NY), and other Masonic publications. He holds a doctorate from the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University. He conducts a consulting practice to help Grand Lodges with their resurgence efforts.