Kristen E. Kvam is Professor of Theology at Saint Paul School of Theology. She has written chapters on the Psalms in The Annotated Luther series and has written for the Feasting on the Word series. She is the coeditor of Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on Genesis and Gender and The Crux of Theology: Luther's Teachings and Our Work for Freedom, Justice, and Peace. She is a laywoman in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and is actively involved in the bilateral dialogue between the ELCA and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).