John D. Spalding

John D. Spalding edits

and is the author of "

." His writing was included in "The Best Christian Writing 2004," and has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Maxim, The Week, The Christian Century, Commonweal, Books & Culture, Commonweal, KillingtheBuddha.com, and Science & Spirit, among other publications. He has a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School, and he lives in Connecticut. He may be reached at

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