Steven Charleston

Elaine A. Robinson is academic dean and professor of Methodist studies and Christian theology at Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University. She is the author or editor of several books on contemporary theology and an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church.

Steven Charleston is a leading voice of justice for indigenous peoples, the environment, and spiritual renewal in North America. A member of the Choctaw Nation, Charleston has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, BBC World News, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, and other outlets. The author of more than a dozen books on theology and spirituality, Charleston has served as the Episcopal bishop of Alaska, president and dean of the Episcopal Divinity School, and professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary. Steven serves as the theologian in residence at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University. Charleston lives with his wife, Susan, in Oklahoma, and writes daily meditations on social media, which reach thousands.