ALISTER E. McGRATH is Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Theology and Religion and Emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, UK, where he previously served as Professor of Historical Theology. He is one of the world's best known theological educationalists, whose works have been translated into 20 languages.

MATTHEW J. THOMAS is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Department Chair of Theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, USA, and a sessional lecturer with Regent College, Vancouver. His research interests include Pauline theology, Patristics, and the early Christian interpretation of Scripture.