About the Author

John D. Barton (Ph.D., Makerere University, Uganda) is Director of Center for Faith and Learning at Pepperdine University where he also serves on the faculties of Seaver College's Religion and Philosophy Division and Pepperdine's graduate program in Social Entrepreneurship and Change. He serves on the board of directors for the Kibo Group, an international non-profit organization that pursues sustainable development in East African communities, and is consulting editor for Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis, and co-editor of Leaven: A Journal of Christian Ministry.