Gregory A. Boyd received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota (1979), an M. Div from Yale Divinity School (1982) and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1987). He taught at Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) for 16 years and has been Senior Pastor of Woodland Hills Church in Maplewood Minnesota since 1992. He has authored and co-authored 15 books on a variety of theological and philosophical topics, including the Open View of the Future. His present interest (he calls it an obsession) is with the debate over future contingents throughout history, focusing especially on ancient Greco-Roman philosophy.  He is currently working on two books: the first is entiled The Myth of the Blueprint (volume III of his Satan and Evil series with IVP). It addresses the way in which hellenistic philosophy impacted the early church's approach to the problem of evil.  The second is a popular level work entitled Cosmic Dancing which addresses the way in which recent scientific theories (e.g. quantum theory, complexity theory) can positively impact our view of God, time and life by suggesting that reality is partly "open ended."  Greg and his adorable wife Shelley reside in St. Paul, Minnesota. They have three children, one grand child, two dogs and a guinea pig.