Dr. Doug Thorpe has been teaching in Christian higher ed for 35 years in literature and creative writing and has four books published. He has done volunteer work with Earth Ministry, a Christian based national environmental nonprofit. He serves as co-chair of the board of Friends of Sabeel North America, also a Christian based nonprofit working on peace and justice in the holy land, and serves on the board of Pongo, a nonprofit using poetry writing workshops with incarcerated teens.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org