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.

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.