Contemplation and Community

Margaret Benefiel is the author of The Soul at Work: Spiritual Leadership in Organizations. She is the CEO of ExecutiveSoul.com and a teacher at Andover Newton Theological School in Boston, in the area of spirituality and organisational leadership. She has taught at Emmanuel College in Boston, Harvard Divinity School, the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and Earlham School of Religion. She lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thomas Keating is the founder of the Centering Prayer movement, an author, a teacher, and a monk who has worked for many years to foster understanding among the world's religions. A member of the Cistercian Order in the Benedictine tradition, he has served at monasteries in Colorado and Massachusetts and currently directs retreats in the practice of Centering Prayer, a cornerstone of contemporary Christian contemplative practice. He is the author of numerous books, including Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit; Manifesting God; Open Mind, Open Heart; St. Therese of Lisieux; and The Transformation of Suffering. He lives at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Matthew Wright is a prolific writer who has authored more than 50 books, principally relating to New Zealand history, including many military histories. Among his works are the Bateman Illustrated History of New Zealand and The New Zealand Wars. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Matthew lives in Wellington.