Donald E. Messer is president and professor of Practical Theology at The Iliff School of Theology. Prior to 1981 he was president of Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota for ten years. His books include: Unity, Liberty, and Charity: Building Bridges Under Icy Waters (1996), co-edited with William J. Abraham; Calling Church and Seminary Into the 21st Century (1995); Caught in the Crossfire: Helping Christians Debate Homosexuality; co-edited with Sally B. Geis (1994); and A Conspiracy of Goodness: Contemporary Images of Christian Mission (1992).