Authors

Tess Ward

Tess Ward was a psychiatric nurse and is now an Anglican priest and spiritual director/counsellor. She…

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Rex Ambler

Rex Ambler was a lecturer in theology at Birmingham University for over thirty years, and is retired.…

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Mark Vernon

Mark Vernon is a writer, commentator and psychotherapist, contributing to and presenting programmes on…

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Geoffrey Durham

Geoffrey Durham went to his first Quaker meeting in 1994 and has been going regularly ever since. He…

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Keith Sharpe

Keith Sharpe is an early retired professor of education. He has published widely in books and academic…

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Don MacGregor

Revd Don MacGregor, BSc(Hons) MA, moved from teaching physics to being a full-time Anglican priest. He…

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Noel Moules

Noel Moules is a thinker, teacher and activist for peace, justice and deep ecology. He is always eager…

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Richard Kirker

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Andrew Linzey

The editors are: Andrew Linzey, Senior Research Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and…

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Jennifer Kavanagh

Jennifer Kavanagh worked in publishing for nearly thirty years, the last fourteen as an independent literary…

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David Boulton

David Boulton was Head of Current Affairs at Granada Television, where he won a Royal Television Society…

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Una Kroll

Una Kroll, MD, was a doctor and priest who practiced many years in a pastoral setting. A devoted campaigner…

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Shirley du Boulay

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James Warren

James Warren holds an M.Div. degree and works as a professional speaker and magician. He presents "Magic…

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Brian Mountford

Brian is publisher-at-large for Christian Alternative. He is interested in the borderlands between the…

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Shawn Sanford Beck

The Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck is an ecumenical priest, druid, and thealogian. He lives with his family…

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Rev. Dr. Malcolm Johnson

Rev. Dr. Malcolm Johnson is a retired Anglican priest. He has always been open about his sexuality and…

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Craig Barnett

Craig Barnett is a Quaker from Sheffield in the UK, where he works for a local refugee charity. He was…

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Bernard J. Lynch

Who am I? Reverend Dr. Bernard J. Lynch For seven years I studied philosophy and theology in preparation…

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Dr Steven Geoffrey Ogden

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Michael Hampson

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Richard Harries

Whilst serving in the army, Richard Harries received a dramatic call to ordination. Despite having virtually…

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John Henson

John Henson graduated in history and theology from Southampton and Oxford Universities, and is now a…

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Anthony Bartlett

Anthony Bartlett was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1973 and resigned in 1984. For the…

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Rt Revd Dr John Saxbee

John Saxbee was the 71st Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. Dr Saxbee, now retired, is a Bristolian…

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J. Brent Bill

J Brent Bill is a Quaker minister, author, retreat leader, conservationist, and photographer. he has…

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Ross Thompson

Ross Thompson served for 20 years as an Anglican priest in a variety of urban parishes. He lectured…

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Adrian Alker

Adrian Alker has served in four dioceses in the Church of England. He founded the St Mark's Centre for…

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Paul Cudby

Paul is the Bishop of Birmingham's Adviser for New Religious Movements and specializes in Christian-Pagan…

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John Lampen

John Lampen is a Quaker author with experience of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, South Africa, former…

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Keith Hebden, Revd Dr

Keith Hebden is a Community Organiser and consultant Writer, activist, and priest, Keith is committed…

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Sandy Bharat

Sandy Bharat was Director, then Trustee, of the International Interfaith Centre at Oxford, previous trustee…

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Rhiannon Grant

Rhiannon Grant teaches for Woodbrooke, where her areas of interest include Quaker uses of religious language,…

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Jonathan Clatworthy

Jonathan Clatworthy is a leading campaigner for liberal Christianity. He loves to bring theological and…

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Ray Vincent

Ray Vincent is a Baptist minister, born 1936 in South Wales. After studying at the University College…

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Stephen Mitchell

Stephen Mitchell is a retired Church of England priest who has worked as a Cathedral Precentor, school…

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Paul Edward Murray

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Thomas Matus

Born in Los Angeles, Thomas Matus was initiated into Kriya Yoga by disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda.…

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John Churcher

John has always been involved with people development. He was a primary school head teacher and then…

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Kate McNally

A psychologist by training, Kate McNally worked as a university professor and as a management consultant…

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Roger Grainger

Roger Grainger is a parish minister, and holds a Doctorate in Divinity from London University for his…

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Thomas Daniel Nehrer

Questioning cultural truths of small-town Middle-America, Tom jettisoned religion by age 10. In his…

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Chris Scott

Now retired, Chris Scott was a priest and psychologist. Before joining the Society of Saint Francis as…

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Jonathan Romain

Rabbi, writer and broadcaster, Jonathan Romain is minister of Maidenhead Synagogue and one of Britain's…

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Robert Rocco Cottone

Robert Rocco Cottone, PhD, is a Professor of Counseling and Family Therapy at the University of Missouri--St…

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Adrian B. Smith

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Marcus Braybrooke

Marcus Braybrooke has for over forty years played a significant role in the growing worldwide interfaith…

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Robert Van de Weyer

The editor is Robert Van de Weyer, an Anglican minister in Cambridgeshire, England, now serving a church…

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Peter Cresswell

Peter Cresswell graduated as a social anthropologist from Cambridge University and did a post graduate…

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Pamela Haines

A student of economics since childhood, Pamela Haines has spent a lifetime gathering experience, knowledge…

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Dan Papworth

Dan Papworth first trained in Environmental Science and later studied Theology, in which he has a Masters…

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Trevor Greenfield

Trevor is the Publisher for the Moon Books imprint. He has MA degrees in Religious Studies and English…

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Rory J.Q. Barnes

Comparative religion first clicked with Rory Barnes at Cambridge University and that passion developed…

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Philip Pegler

Philip Pegler has been on the spiritual path since the age of 17 when he first encountered the teachings…

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Christopher D. Rodkey

Christopher D. Rodkey is Pastor of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, and…

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Edward Walker

After a degree in Classics and Theology and two years at a theological college, Edward Walker served…

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Carl and Margery Post Abbott

This is a joint submission from Margery Post Abbott and Carl Abbott, Quakers in the United States. Margery…

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Jack Call

Jack Call is Janitor and President of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychedelic Christianity.…

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Ruth Tod

Ruth is a Quaker with long standing knowledge of Quaker history, beliefs and witness. As a progamme co-ordinator…

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A William McVey

Father McVey is an Episcopal priest, a Rector, who is well known for preaching,a radion program and lectures…

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Nathan Aaseng

Nathan Aaseng grew up in suburban Minneapolis and attended Luther College, IA, and Luther Seminary, MN.…

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Geraint Ap Iorwerth

Geraint or 'ap' has always exercised his ministry on the fringe of the institutional church. He takes…

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Gethin Abraham-Williams

GETHIN ABRAHAM-WILLIAMS, an Oxford University Theology graduate, was a Baptist minister, a University…

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Jonathan Doering

Jonathan Doering has been a Quaker for nearly twenty years, and has worked mainly in sixth form and further…

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Nim Njuguna

Nim has lived and worked in five different countries and has a well-developed cultural sensitivity approach. …

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Stephen McCarthy

Stephen McCarthy is a cradle Catholic. He studied physics in Oxford, but moved on to development economics,…

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Robert Reiss

Robert Reiss was born in 1943. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Westcott House, and…

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Sarah Maxwell

Sarah was born and educated in London. Moving to Cambridge to train as a teacher and take her first degree,…

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Diana Lampen

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Geoffrey Hooper

Geoffrey Hooper struggled to accept both his vocation to priesthood and his gay sexuality. Discarding…

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Peter William Armstrong

Trained in philosophy and theology at Oxford, Peter Armstrong worked for 20 years in BBC religious television…

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Ian Breckenridge

Raised in evangelical circles, Ian Breckenridge was for a while an agnostic, explored Hinduism, Taoism,…

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Benjamin Wood

Ben Wood is an Associate Tutor at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre and a visiting researcher at the Centre…

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Robert M. Ellis

Robert M Ellis is the founder of the Middle Way Society and author of a number of books on Middle Way…

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Ty Clement

Ty Clement is a happily married father of five who lives in Missoula, Montana. He first began recognizing…

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Eleanor Nesbitt

Eleanor Nesbitt grew up on the south coast of Britain, went to school in Bournemouth and studied at the…

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Christopher Goodchild

Christopher Goodchild is a writer, Ignatian spiritual director and Alexander Technique teacher. He is…

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Douglas Lockhart

The author of Going Beyond the Jesus Story is presently an Honorary Research Associate of the University…

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Helen Holt

Helen Holt gained a PhD in plasma physics before moving into scientific publishing. She pursued her interest…

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Adrian Gibb

Adrian was born in East London, South Africa, his family emigrating to Australia in 1978 and settling…

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Steven DeLay

Steven DeLay is an Old Member of Christ Church, University of Oxford, UK. The author of Before God: Exercises…

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David Holland

In The Secret of The Alchemist, Colm Holland reveals how you can discover the power to miraculously change…

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Geoff Roberts

The late author Geoff Roberts was a respected freelance photographer and columnist from Merseyside who…

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Fiona Gardner

Fiona Gardner is a spiritual director and writer. She previously worked as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist…

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Peter Fritsch

Fritsch is a businessman, writer, seminar teacher, Episcopal priest, and spiritual director. He is married…

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Peter Shepherd

The Revd Canon Dr Peter Shepherd was formerly Headmaster of Canon Slade 11 – 18 CE School in Bolton.…

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Tim Gee

Tim Gee is a London-based writer and campaigner. His first book, Counterpower, shortlisted for the Bread…

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Lynne Renoir

Lynne Renoir was raised in an ultra-conservative Christian home, but despite 50 years of giving everything…

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Richard Markham Oxtoby

Richard Markham Oxtoby was a clinical and industrial psychologist who spent more than 33 years on the…

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R. Melvin Keiser

R. Melvin Keiser graduated from Earlham College with majors in Philosophy and English (1960), B.D. (1963)…

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Paul E. Hill

Dr. Paul E. Hill holds Masters degrees in both Philosophical Theology and Education and a PhD in Philosophy.…

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Jordan Bridger

Jordan Bridger is a postmodern Behavioral Scientist, Psychologist, and Academic Scholar, dedicated to…

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John Hunt

John Hunt has spent his life in publishing. Semi-retired, he now works as a reader and advisor in his…

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Clarke Owens

Clarke Owens (aka Clarke W. Owens) writes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. His work has appeared for…

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Mark Cathcart

Mark Cathcart read classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He published as a City analyst in the financial…

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Archbishop Jonathan Blake

Jonathan Blake was born in 1956. He survived an air flight emergency in his childhood. Having graduated…

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Hugh Rock

Hugh Rock is a new type of theologian whose message is that people are inherently religious. Today's…

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Brenda Watson

After teaching in secondary schools and lecturing at Didsbury College of Education, first in History…

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Roger Payne

Following a professional career in science teaching, careers education and in school management, Roger…

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Daniel Frankforter

A. Daniel Frankforter has taught ancient and medieval history and religious studies at the university…

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Joanna Godfrey Wood

Joanna has been a Quaker all her life and attended Quaker school. She recently took the Equipping for…

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Lawrence Swaim

Lawrence Swaim is the Executive Director of the Interfaith Freedom Foundation, a public-interest nonprofit…

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David C. McDuffie

David C. McDuffie is a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department at the University of North…

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Phil Philosofree Cheney

Phil Cheney’s adventures have led him to 45 countries, where he has been diversely employed as a soldier,…

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Reverend John

The Reverend John Littlewood has a science background with a degree in physics, is an ordained Anglican…

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Mark Russ

Mark Russ is a writer, theologian and teacher. Since 2013 Mark has written useful, Quaker-shaped Christian…

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David Arnold

David Arnold was born in Hackney in 1933 and educated at an elementary school and Christ’s Hospital,…

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Jennifer M FOX EADES

Jennifer is a member of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis, a teacher of the Alexander technique…

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Christopher Gasson

Christopher Gasson is a journalist, publisher, and amateur theologian. He studied politics, philosophy…

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Barbara Birch

Barbara Birch is a Quaker with many years experience with a variety of spiritual practices. She is part…

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