Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and is one of the most popular preachers in the United States today. He is the author of many books, including The Witness of Preaching, Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, and The Good Funeral (cowritten with Thomas Lynch).Neely Dixon McCarter was President of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, from 1979-1991. He also taught Christian education at Columbia Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary.

Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and is one of the most popular preachers in the United States today. He is the author of many books, including The Witness of Preaching, Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, and The Good Funeral (cowritten with Thomas Lynch).Neely Dixon McCarter was President of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, from 1979-1991. He also taught Christian education at Columbia Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary.

Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and is one of the most popular preachers in the United States today. He is the author of many books, including The Witness of Preaching, Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, and The Good Funeral (cowritten with Thomas Lynch).Neely Dixon McCarter was President of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, from 1979-1991. He also taught Christian education at Columbia Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary.