Mary Boys is one of our generation’s most respected religious educators and a widely published author. She has been Professor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York since 1994 and serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Norman Habel is Professorial Fellow at Flinders University and teaches part time at the Adelaide College of Divinity which is affiliated with Flinders University. His publications include a major commentary on the biblical book of Job and a resource for those who have experienced severe loss and/or spiritual abuse.

The Right Reverend John McIntyre has been Bishop of Gippsland since February 2006. Having spent his childhood in Sydney, John studied and lectured at Ridley College, Melbourne and served in parishes in Melbourne and Sydney. He was awarded “Citizen of the Year” by the local council in 1997 for his work in Redfern, particularly among the Koori community.