Rev. John M. Buchanan . . .

is the editor of Christian Century and the pastor of Chicago’s Fourth Presbyterian Church.  One of America’s most influential Presbyterians, he served as moderator of the 208th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.  He received an A.B. in Government from Franklin and Marshall College, and the B.D./M.Div. from The University of Chicago Divinity School/Chicago Theological Seminary.  Rev. Buchanan was previously a church pastor in Lafayette (Indiana), Columbus (Ohio), and Dyer (Indiana).  He recently served as President of the Board of Trustees of McCormick Theological Seminary, Chairperson of the Board of the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministry, and on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern Memorial Foundation and the Presbyterian Home in Evanston.  His most recent book is A New Church for a New Age.