Contributors

Alan Belford has published articles and essays in Canoe and Kayak, Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, and Backpacker. He is currently in a PhD program in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida Emilie Griffin is the author of many books on the spiritual life, including Clinging: The Experience of Prayer, The Reflective Executive: A spirituality of Business and Enterprise and Homeward Voyage: Reflections on Life Changes. After a long career as an advertising executive, she works as a retreat and workshop leader as a member of the Renovare Ministry Team. She is a member of the Catholic commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs. Tineke Hegeman is a senior writing major at Houghton College. Nan Hussey is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Houghton College. Virginia Stem Owens is the author of sixteen books. They include several mystery novels, memoirs, and works of nonfiction. Recent works include Looking for Jesus and Living Next door to the Death House (with her husband, David Clinton Owens). A member of the editorial board of Books & Culture, she blogs at virginiastemowens.blogspot.com. Eric A. Potter teaches at Grove City College. His poems have appeared in The Christian Century, First Things and Christianity and Literature. Debra Reinstra is Associate Professor of English at Calvin College. She is the author of two works of nonfiction: Great with Child: On Becoming a Mother and So Much More: An invitation to Christian Spirituality. Jillian Sokso is an assistant professor of art at Houghton college. She holds a bachelor's from the Moore College of Art and design and a master's of fine arts from the University of Delaware. Dain Trafton is a retired professor of literature who lives in Philips, Maine. His academic writing is mainly on English, French, and Italian writers (including translations of Torquato Tasso). Now he is writing short stories and a novel. This is his first published poem. James Wardwell, Associate Professor of English at Houghton College, is the most faithful contributor to Stonework. This is his fifth essay on poets writing in the English devotional tradition.