Bruce Epperly is Theologian in Residence at Westmoreland United Church of Christ, Bethesda, MD. Over the past four decades, he has served as a seminary and university professor and administrator, university chaplain, and congregational pastor. He is the author of over eighty books, including "Saving Progressive Christianity to Save the Planet"; "Jesus: Mystic, Healer, and Prophet"; "Homegrown Mystics: Renewing the Soul of Our Nation through the Healing Wisdom of America's Visionaries"; and "Whitehead and Teilhard: Metaphysics, Mysticism, and Mission".