Marilyn McEntyre: Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

Marilyn McEntyre is a glorious blend of author, educator, speaker, poet, and grandparent. Her teaching and writing have ranged widely: along with American literature, she has taught Medical Humanities, Literature and the Natural World, Portraiture and Character in Literature and Art, Approaches to Autobiography, and a variety of other writing courses. Her books – both popular and academic – include the likes of Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict, When Poets Pray, and many others. She has written for numerous magazines and journals and shared her voice in an assortment of podcasts. …

John Franklin: Faithfully Embracing the Artistic Imagination

John Franklin is the executive director of Imago, a national initiative in support of Christians in the arts in Canada. His special interest is in theology and the arts. John has taught philosophy at Tyndale College and theology at Tyndale Seminary and Trinity College at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. He serves as chair of Lausanne Movement Canada, and is coordinator of the World Evangelical Alliance—Mission Commission’s Task Force on Art in Mission. John is also a writer, and contributes papers to conversations that make space for the arts and spirituality.…