John Raymaker was born in Brussels Belgium, then lived in the USA, earning a doctorate in social ethics at Marquette University in 1977. He lived in Tokyo from 1981 until 2003, working at the Oriens Institute for Religious Research and teaching cultural anthropology at Hosei and Junshin universities. Since 2003, he has lived in Germany writing books on the Vatican and Bernard Lonergan's breakthrough method.
Pierre Whalon is a bishop of the Episcopal Church, serving the Convocation of Episcopal Church in Europe from 2001 to 2019. Before that, he served as priest in three parishes, two in Pennsylvania and one in Florida. He is also a published author of many articles and three books, as well as a music composer. Whalon lives near Paris with his wife, Hélène.
