Meet the Authors

Erin Raffety holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Davidson College, a M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and is certified to receive a call within the Presbyterian Church (USA). This fall she began her Ph.D. in Anthropology at Princeton University, where her research interests include theology and anthropology, the interaction between missionaries and anthropologists in the field, and international adoption, particularly in China. She has traveled along the US-Mexico border and Puerto Rico, and worked in Washington, DC on international poverty and hunger via the ONE Campaign. Erin currently resides in Princeton with her husband.

Evan Schneider holds a B.A. in Classics from University of Oklahoma, and an M.Div from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has traveled to China twice during college, and will return this summer with his wife, visiting the cities of Nanning, Guangzhou, and Beijing. Outside of China, Evan’s interests include social justice, ultimate frisbee, and frisbee golf. Evan has interned with the Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry in New Jersey, working on issues of housing and homelessness, and served with YouthWorks on the Mohawk Indian Reservation and in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife. Evan is currently considering an Th.M. in Worship Studies or Church History. He and his wife were married in May 2008 and live in Princeton.