Mark M. Mattison
The founder of Luminescence, L.L.C., Mark is a writer, author, and independent scholar of early Christianity and Christian origins, with particular interests in the historical Jesus, Paul, extracanonical Gospels, feminist-liberationist theology, and mysticism.
He was the original founder of The Paul Page, a web site dedicated to trends in Pauline theology including the new perspective on Paul, Paul and Empire, and Paul within Judaism.
He also maintains the web sites gospels.net, which offers public domain translations of extracanonical Gospels, and nuhra.net, dedicated to the Odes of Solomon. An avid writer, Mark also enjoys writing fiction from time to time.
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Rabbi David J. B. Krishef
David J. B. Krishef, author of Reflections on the Psalms, received ordination as Rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1994.
Since then, he has served as the rabbi of Congregation Ahavas Israel, a Conservative synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Rabbi Krishef is the creator and writer of “Ethics and Religion Talk,” a weekly column published by therapidian.org and also publishes at EmbodiedTorah.org.
He has taught Judaism courses at Kuyper college and Aquinas college, and both Beginning and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew at Grand Valley State University.
In addition, Rabbi Krishef is the author of a CHAI curriculum revision published by URJ Press, adapting the Reform curriculum for use in a Conservative or joint Reform/Conservative religious school; edited a section on Judaism for a World Religions textbook (published by Teacher Created Materials).
He also serves on the Bioethics committee of Corewell Health, and delivered an address on “The Beginnings of Life” at the DeVos Medical Ethics Colloquy, as well as participating in numerous Interfaith Panels.
Rabbi Krishef lives in Grand Rapids with his wife (Cantor) Marisa, and four children, Zachary, Solomon, Harrison and Sarah.
Rev. Shawna R. B. Atteberry
Shawna Atteberry, co-editor of The Divine Feminine Version of the New Testament, is a writer, teacher, and baker.
As a writer, she has researched and written theological books and articles. In addition, she has edited religious education materials and published What You Didn’t Learn in Sunday School: Women Who Didn’t Shut Up & Sit Down. She also loves to write about Chicago, and has written three unpublished novels. When it comes to fiction, she loves to write urban fantasy. She also intends to start writing about her love for baking, which has seen her through two years of the COVID-19 pandemic (so far). And yes, she is one of the reasons you had trouble finding flour anywhere in April 2020.
In addition to teaching Sunday School, she’s also taught at local and national conferences, and volunteers for Literacy Chicago as a Citizenship Teacher and an ESL tutor.
Anna J. Small Roseboro
Wife, mother, educator, and poet, Ann Roseboro, author of Cindy & Sandy Learn about Elephants, is known for her work with groups like the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the Conference on English Leadership, and the California Association of Teachers of English.
With 40 years of experience in public and private schools, she is a National Board Certified Teacher vetted by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.
Ms. Roseboro has mentored the NCTE’s Early Career Educators of Color cohorts and currently mentors online and coaches new writers. She has tutored adult English Language Learners through the Literacy Center of West Michigan and has authored books in multiple genres: fiction, poetry, and textbooks for teachers.
The California Association of Teachers of English (2009) and the National Council of Teachers of English (2016) awarded Anna with their Distinguished Service Awards.
In 2021, the Michigan Council of Teachers of English honored her with their Teacher of Excellence Award.