Born and raised in India, Fr. Joash P. Thomas served as a U.S. political consultant and lobbyist before pivoting to global human rights advocacy. Now based in the Toronto area, he holds a master’s degree in Political Management from The George Washington University and holds two master’s degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary in Christian Leadership and Theology. An ordained Priest in the Diocese of St. Anthony, Fr. Joash is also the author of the widely-read book, The Justice of Jesus. He also serves as Instructor in Public Theology, Peace & Justice at St. Stephen’s University (Canada).

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Website - http://www.joashpthomas.com/

Substack - @joashpthomas

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Dr. Greg Garrett is the author of 30 books of fiction, nonfiction, and spiritual autobiography. He is the Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture at Baylor University, and the Canon Theologian at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris, France. Greg is a seminary-trained lay preacher in the Episcopal Church who has preached across the United States and Europe, has offered the gathering sermon for the Academy of Homiletics, and has appeared on the national preaching show, Day One. He lives with his wife Jeanie and daughters Lily and Sophia in Austin, Texas, where he is a member of the historically Black St. James Episcopal Church, who taught him to preach justice and reconciliation.

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Rev. Emily Knoth is the Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Wichita, Kansas. She lives with her wife, Rev. Maddy Bishop-Knoth, and their two dogs, Wrigley and Rufus.

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