Paul D. Murray is Professor of Systematic Theology, Dean of Catholic Studies, and founding Director of the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University. He served on the Editorial Board of Concilium International, is a former President of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain, a former member of the third phase of work of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC III), on which he continues as consultor, and has also served as consultor to the former Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. In addition to three books, he has contributed numerous essays to leading journals and scholarly collections. His holds an M.Litt (Durham) and a PhD (Cambridge).
Since completing a PhD (Durham, 2018), Gregory A. Ryan has worked on research projects, teaching, and publications in the fields of Receptive Ecumenism and contemporary Catholic ecclesiology, alongside designing and delivering formation programmes for lay and ordained ministry in the North of England. He was formerly Director of Formation for the Catholic Diocese of Hallam, UK.
Paul Lakeland is the Aloysius P. Kelley S.J. Professor of Catholic Studies and founding Director of the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University, Connecticut, where he has worked since 1981, with roles including chairperson of the Religious Studies Department and director of the Honors Program. In addition to his PhD from Vanderbilt University, he holds degrees in philosophy, divinity, and English. He is the author of ten books, and editor of two more, in the fields of Catholic ecclesiology, cultural theory, and religion and literature. In 2020 he received the Hellwig Award for outstanding contributions to Catholic intellectual life.