MICHAELL N. DASH received his D. Min from Boston University. An ordained United Methodist minister, he is associate professor of ministry and confess at The Indetermination at Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He is co-author of Hidden Wholeness. An African American Spirituality for Individual and communities (United Church Press, 1997) and co-author of The Shape of Zion. Leadership and Life in Black Chamber (The Pilgrim Pres. 2001) He lives in Decatur, Georgia.