Authors

Our authors have a certain style, a freshness, a faithfulness and a passion for their subjects. They are also the leading authorities in their field of religion, spirituality or theology. Click on the full details link to view a biography, bibliography, and other relevant details and links. Many pages also include features about, interviews with and articles by our authors, as well as extracts from their books. To access these, simply click on the textual links at the bottom of each author page.

Peter Selby
Peter Selby is the President of the National Council for Independent Monitoring Boards. He was previously Bishop of Worcester, Bishop to HM Prisons and a Church Commissioner.
Peter Shaw

is an executive life coach, and has worked with the Bristish government and many large companies. He is also the author of Conversation Matters (Continuum) and The Four Vs of Leadershi

Philip Sheldrake

is the William Leech Professor of Applied Theology at Durham University.

Grace Sheppard
Lady Grace Sheppard is the author of the bestselling An Aspect of Fear. She lives in Wirral, near Liverpool. Her husband, David Sheppard, was the Bishop of Liverpool from 1985 to1997, and, pr
William J Short OFM

is Dean of the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkley, California.

Rupert Shortt

is the author of the best-selling Rowan Williams: An Introduction (DLT) and the Religion Editor of The Times Literary Supplement.


 

Margaret Silf

is the author of several bestselling guides to the spiritual journey for individuals and groups, including Wayfairing, Landmarks and At Sea With God (all DLT). Margaret Silf was b

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Nicola Slee

is an honorary research fellow based at Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham.

Cyprian Smith OSB

is a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire.