As Hamlet rightly observes, "There are more things in heaven and earth ... Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"鈥攐r, for that matter, in psychology, history, science, mathematics, business, nursing, or communications. If, like Hamlet, you thirst to discover more about your universe than is dreamt of in other academic disciplines, then Wesley Kisting is the "Renaissance man" to know. Wesley specializes in the literature and culture of early modern ("Renaissance") England. He is particularly interested in how secular and religious discussions about power influence each other. His published work examines how theological teachings about the conscience shaped secular ideas about authority and interiority in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries鈥攊ncluding how those ideas proved useful to early modern authors. Wesley teaches Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, humanities, and composition. Believing that "literature is compassion; language is power," he values literature as an indispensable means to developing vital skills鈥攔eading, interpretation, critical reasoning, communication, and empathy鈥攚hich empower individuals to thrive in human society (what students ominously call "the real world").