Editorial Board
 Michael Battle
Michael Battle
 is 
Provost and Canon Theologian at the Cathedral Center in the Episcopal Diocese 
of Los Angeles. Formerly he served as Vice President, Associate Dean of Academic 
Studies and Associate Professor of Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary in 
Alexandria, Virginia. 
The Rev. Dr. Battle is a priest, writer, speaker and 
retreat leader, focusing on Christian non-violence, human spirituality, and 
African Church studies. He has worked as an inner-city chaplain with Tony 
Campolo Ministries, and in Uganda and Kenya with Plowshares Institute.  In 1993-94, Battle lived in residence with Archbishop Desmond Tutu 
in South Africa and was ordained by Tutu in Cape Town, South Africa. He holds 
certification in spiritual direction from the Shalem Institute. 
From his 
experience, Battle has authored such books as Reconciliation: The Ubuntu 
Theology of Desmond Tutu; The Wisdom of Desmond Tutu; and 
Blessed Are The Peacemakers: A Christian Spirituality of Nonviolence. 
His latest book, co-written with Tony Campolo, is The Church Enslaved: A 
Spirituality of Racial Reconciliation.
Visit Michael Battle's Web site.
 
 A renowned Jesus scholar with the highest of national and international 
credits and praise, Dr. Marcus Borg has written many books including his 
widely known Meeting Jesus Again for the First 
Time and Reading the Bible Again for the First 
Time. His most recent works are: 
The Heart of Christianity, 
The Last Week (co-authored 
with John Dominic Crossan), and Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teaching and Relevance of a 
Religious Revolutionary His work has been 
translated into nine languages; he lectures extensively throughout North America 
and overseas.
A renowned Jesus scholar with the highest of national and international 
credits and praise, Dr. Marcus Borg has written many books including his 
widely known Meeting Jesus Again for the First 
Time and Reading the Bible Again for the First 
Time. His most recent works are: 
The Heart of Christianity, 
The Last Week (co-authored 
with John Dominic Crossan), and Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teaching and Relevance of a 
Religious Revolutionary His work has been 
translated into nine languages; he lectures extensively throughout North America 
and overseas. 
 
 A retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Frederick Borsch 
is presently Professor of Anglican Studies at the Lutheran Theological 
Seminary at Philadelphia. Educated at Princeton, Oxford and the General 
Theological Seminary, his Ph.D. degree is from the University of Birmingham in 
England. He is presently also Adjunct Professor of Religion at the University of 
Southern California. Contributor of essays, articles and poetry to a number of 
journals and newspapers, he is the author or editor of 17 books, most recently 
The Spirit Searches Everything. He has been a conference leader and given 
university and seminary lectures at a number of institutions in this country and 
abroad.
A retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Frederick Borsch 
is presently Professor of Anglican Studies at the Lutheran Theological 
Seminary at Philadelphia. Educated at Princeton, Oxford and the General 
Theological Seminary, his Ph.D. degree is from the University of Birmingham in 
England. He is presently also Adjunct Professor of Religion at the University of 
Southern California. Contributor of essays, articles and poetry to a number of 
journals and newspapers, he is the author or editor of 17 books, most recently 
The Spirit Searches Everything. He has been a conference leader and given 
university and seminary lectures at a number of institutions in this country and 
abroad. 
 
 The Rev. Dr. Fred Burnham is the former director of Trinity Institute, a 
program for the continuing theological education of Episcopal clergy and laity 
sponsored by the Parish of Trinity Church, New York City. He was educated at 
Harvard, the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge University, England, and The 
Johns Hopkins University, where he received a Ph.D. in the History of Science. 
He also holds an honorary degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He 
writes and lectures on the relationship between science and religion.
The Rev. Dr. Fred Burnham is the former director of Trinity Institute, a 
program for the continuing theological education of Episcopal clergy and laity 
sponsored by the Parish of Trinity Church, New York City. He was educated at 
Harvard, the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge University, England, and The 
Johns Hopkins University, where he received a Ph.D. in the History of Science. 
He also holds an honorary degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He 
writes and lectures on the relationship between science and religion.
During his sixteen-year tenure as the third director of Trinity Institute, 
Dr. Burnham has broadened the Institute's audience by inaugurating The Episcopal 
Cathedral Teleconferencing Network, an interactive satellite-broadcasting 
medium. 
 
 Jon M. Sweeney is the author of many books 
that present key people, events, and legends of the Middle Ages to a wide 
audience. Light in the Dark Ages: The Friendship of Francis and Clare of 
Assisi was a selection of the History Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club, and 
One Spirit, Crossings, Reader’s Subscription, and Quality Paperback book clubs.
Jon M. Sweeney is the author of many books 
that present key people, events, and legends of the Middle Ages to a wide 
audience. Light in the Dark Ages: The Friendship of Francis and Clare of 
Assisi was a selection of the History Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club, and 
One Spirit, Crossings, Reader’s Subscription, and Quality Paperback book clubs. 
His memoir, Born Again and Again was 
named one of the "Best Books of 2005" by Spirituality & Health 
magazine and awarded an "Award of Merit" by Christianity Today. 
Jon’s look at embodied prayer across the religious traditions, Praying 
with Our Hands, was featured on PBS’s "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly"; 
and his edited version of Paul Sabatier’s classic biography of St. Francis, 
The Road to Assisi, was also a selection of History Book Club and 
Book-of-the-Month Club. 
For many years, Jon was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of SkyLight Paths 
Publishing, a multifaith trade book publisher in Vermont. Since 2004, he has 
been the associate publisher at Paraclete Press.
Visit Jon's blog. 
 Before becoming a full-time teacher in 1997, 
Barbara Brown Taylor spent fifteen years in parish ministry. In 2001, she 
joined the faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, as 
adjunct professor of Christian spirituality. An editor-at-large for The 
Christian Century and sometime commentator on Georgia Public Radio, she is 
the author of numerous books including Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith (Harper San Francisco 2007), When God Is Silent (Cowley 1998) and 
Speaking of Sin: The Lost Language of Salvation (Cowley 2000).
Before becoming a full-time teacher in 1997, 
Barbara Brown Taylor spent fifteen years in parish ministry. In 2001, she 
joined the faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, as 
adjunct professor of Christian spirituality. An editor-at-large for The 
Christian Century and sometime commentator on Georgia Public Radio, she is 
the author of numerous books including Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith (Harper San Francisco 2007), When God Is Silent (Cowley 1998) and 
Speaking of Sin: The Lost Language of Salvation (Cowley 2000).
Visit Barbara Brown Taylor's Web site.
 Phyllis Tickle 
is the former Contributing Editor in Religion to Publisher's Weekly, 
the international journal of the book industry. Frequently quoted in sources 
like Newsweek, Time, Life, The New York Times, 
USA Today, CNN, C-SPAN, PBS, BBC, VOA, etc., Tickle is an authority on 
religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. In addition 
to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author 
of some two dozen books, most of them in religion and spirituality. Two of her 
most current books are: The Words of Jesus: a Gospel of the Sayings of our Lord and This Is What I Pray 
Today The Divine Hours™ Prayers For Children.
Phyllis Tickle 
is the former Contributing Editor in Religion to Publisher's Weekly, 
the international journal of the book industry. Frequently quoted in sources 
like Newsweek, Time, Life, The New York Times, 
USA Today, CNN, C-SPAN, PBS, BBC, VOA, etc., Tickle is an authority on 
religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. In addition 
to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author 
of some two dozen books, most of them in religion and spirituality. Two of her 
most current books are: The Words of Jesus: a Gospel of the Sayings of our Lord and This Is What I Pray 
Today The Divine Hours™ Prayers For Children. 
Visit Phyllis Tickle's Web 
site.