Lisa Deam

Lisa Deam, PhD, is a historian and an award-winning writer in spiritual formation. She specializes in helping Christians deepen their walk of faith through exploration of historical spirituality and practices. She hosts The Contemplative Writer, a website providing daily soul care to writers, and is the author of A World Transformed: Exploring the Spirituality of Medieval Maps. She lives in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area with her family.

Jon M. Sweeney is an award-winning contemporary spiritual writer. The author of thirty books including The Complete Francis of Assisi, he is considered the authoritative voice on the life and spirituality of Saint Francis. He speaks regularly at literary and spirituality conferences. A Catholic, he is married to a rabbi, and their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughters.