John S. Mogabgab, special projects editor at Upper Room Books, is the founding editor of Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life. John is an Episcopal layperson with degrees in theology from Union Theological Seminary (New York) and Yale University. From 1975 to 1980 John served as Henri Nouwen’s teaching, research, and editorial assistant at Yale Divinity School.

Henri Nouwen was an internationally renowned priest and author, respected professor, and beloved pastor who wrote over 40 books on the spiritual life. Nouwen enjoyed an impressive academic career with positions at the Menninger Clinic, Notre Dame University, the University of Nijmegen, and Yale University. In later life he was called to serve in L’Arche Daybreak community, where people with developmental disabilities live with assistants. Henri Nouwen died in September 1996.