ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Art is a political scientist, a follower of Jesus, a mystic, a spiritual guide, an Episcopal priest, and a nationwide spiritual consultant. Art received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan with a dissertation about congressional decision-making. He taught at a college and two universities and then worked for the U.S. Congress. Art’s experience showing Members how to outmaneuver others through power-oriented parliamentary procedure later helped him design a very different kind of decision-making. The practices he advocates show how to honor God and one another and create communities of camaraderie, play, joy, and shared abundance.

After seminary and ordination, Art became spiritual director of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real. Since then, he has traveled widely with his “God’s Resurrection Dance Floor” mandala, his image of the spiritual journey. In retirement, he and his wife of 41 years, the Rev. Judith Stevens, have advocated extensively for immigrant rights.