JAMES M. SOMERVILLE (1915-2016) founded International Philosophical Quarterly, and was editor of The Roll, a magazine on the contemplative life. He left the Jesuit community to marry the love of his life, Beatrice Bruteau, with whom he founded Schola Contemplatonis.

James Peterson was a priest for more than 50 years. His thriving ministry of support and redemption with the Maria House Projects in Erie, Pennsylvania continue to thrive. Monsignor James W. Peterson passed away on May 13, 2013 at the age of 89.

James VanOosting, a popular circuit speaker, is Dean of Students at the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall University. His previous books include curriculum books for Prentice-Hall and novels for young readers (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). This is his first nonfiction book for adults.

James W. Heisig is a professor of philosophy at Nanzan University and a permanent fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture. He is the author of several books, including Dialogues at One Inch Above the Ground, Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Nothingness and Desire: An East-West Philosophical Antiphony, and Philosophers of Nothingness.

Dr. James G. Williams, now retired, taught Hebrew Bible and New Testament at Syracuse University and is the author of Gospel Against Parable: Mark's Language of Mystery, Women Recounted: Narrative Thinking and the God of Israel, and The Bible, Violence, and the Sacred.

Jann Aldredge-Clanton is an ordained minister, author, teacher, and chaplain. She currently serves as adjunct professor at Perkins School of Theology and Richland Community College, Dallas, Texas. A native of Louisiana, Jann received the B.A. degree from Louisiana Polytechnic University, the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas Christian University, and the M.Div. from Southwestern Theological Seminary. Her lectures include The School of Theology for the Laity, Perkins School of Theology Women's Week, Texas Christian University Women's Week, United Methodist Fall University, Baptist Women in Ministry Annual Conference, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship...

Jean Colgan Gould, a widely published poet, is the author of Divorcing Your Grandmother (Morrow). A regional leader of creative essay and poetry workshops, she lives in Natick, MA.