Wesley Vander Lugt (PhD, University of St Andrews) teaches theology and directs the Leighton Ford Initiative in Theology, the Arts, and Gospel Witness at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is the co-founder of Kinship Plot, a nonprofit that creates stories, places, and beautiful schemes of rooted belonging. His authored and edited books include Living Theodrama, Theatrical Theology, Beauty Is Oxygen, A Prophet in the Darkness, and Modern Protestant Theology.