Rev. David Breeden, Ph.D. is a poet, practical theologian, and former Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, a historically Humanist congregation. A long-time public intellectual, he holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a Ph.D. from the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi, and an M.Div. from Meadville Lombard Theological School. His work explores the intersections of spirituality, aesthetics, and the human condition. He has published dozens of books, including translations, fiction, theology, and, mostly, poetry. Breeden is a member of the freedom-to-write organization PEN International.