Kenneth J. Dale, a Nebraskan by birth, an ordained Lutheran minister, received his M.Div. from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and his PhD from Union Seminary in New Yor...view moreKenneth J. Dale, a Nebraskan by birth, an ordained Lutheran minister, received his M.Div. from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and his PhD from Union Seminary in New York. He was professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Japan Lutheran College and Seminary for 35 years, during which time he wrestled with the meaning of Christian faith in a non-Christian culture and in his own life as well. While teaching, he founded and directed a pastoral counseling center in Tokyo for 14 years. He has written 7 books on a range of subjects, some of which have also been published in Japanese. He and his wife Eloise live in Pilgrim Place, a retirement community in Claremont, CA, where, at age 90, he is still active in social concerns, parish activities, writing, painting, swimming, teaching TaiChi, and more.view less