Jean Vanier is author of many books and the founder and director of L’Arche, an international ministry for the handicapped, with North American headquarters in Toronto, Canada. His thirty years with L’Arche have given Vanier a deeper love for people, especially those on the margins of society.

Pugh is Professor of Religious Studies at Elon College in North Carolina. He is keenly interested in the intersection of culture and faith.

Raitt is a professor emerita of religious studies at the University of Missouri. She has written many books and has more than 40 years of experience teaching religion and theology.

Jim McManus, C.Ss.R., served several tenures as the provincipal superior of the Redemptorist Congregation in the United Kingdom. Known worldwide for his work as a moral theologian, he is also the popular author of The Healing Power of the Sacraments, Healing in the Spirit, and Hallowed Be Thy Name. His name is familiar to thousands of priests and religious through the work of Hawkstone Hall, the international renewal center that he established in 1973.

Joan Chittister is an internationally known author and lecturer, and the executive director of Benetvision: A Resource and Research Center for Contemporary Spirituality. She is past president of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. She currently serves as cochair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN. Her books include The Friendship of Women, The Gift of Years, In Search of Belief, In the Heart of the Temple, and Wisdom Distilled from the Daily. She lives in Erie,...