Hal Taussig is a professor of New Testament in New York. Author of numerous articles and books, including Wisdom's Feast: Sophia in Study and Celebration (Sheed & Ward), he is pastor of Chestnut Hill United Methodist Seminary. Catherine Nerney, SSJ, is associate professor of Religious Studies and chair of the Religious Studies/Graduate Spirituality department at Chestnut Hill College. She is co-founder of the North American Forum for Small Christian Communities and has lectured nationally and written extensively on the development of communities for the renewal of church life in North America.