David B. Gowler is the Pierce Chair of Religion at Oxford College of Emory University and Senior Faculty Fellow, The Center for Ethics, Emory University. He is the author of several books; dozens of articles, book chapters, and book reviews; and is the editor or coeditor of over thirty books. His books on the parables include What are They Saying about the Parables? (2000, 2021), The Parables after Jesus (2017, 2020), and, as co-editor, Howard Thurman: Sermons on the Parables (2018).