In The Reformation of Historical Thought, Mark Lotito re-examines the development of Western historiography by concentrating on Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) and his universal history, Carion's Chronicle (1532), which transformed the early modern understanding of the Holy Roman Empire.

Mark A. Lotito completed his graduate studies at the University of London, Warburg Institute (M.A.) and the University of Michigan (M.A., Ph.D.). After law school at Cornell University (J.D., LL.M.), he entered private legal practice.