Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett is a teacher, author and scholar of Anglican church history and theology whose current title is Mary Wolfe Professor Emerita of Historical Theology at the Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she has taught for over 25 years. Her latest book is "Born of Water, Born of Spirit: Supporting the Ministry of the Baptized in Small Congregations," co-authored with Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook and published by Alban Institute in 2010. Her most popular book is a 1989 publication, republished as a Seabury Classic in 2003, "We Are Theologians." One of Dr. Thompsett's most recent books is "Confronted by God, The Essential Verna Dozier" (edited with Cynthia Shattuck in 2006); she has also co-edited with Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook a volume on Episcopal women, "Deeper Joy: Laywomen and Vocation in the 20th Century Episcopal Church" (2004). Another volume, "Living with History" (Cowley Publications, 2000), is part of the New Church's Teaching Series. She is a recent member of the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation. An experienced educator, Fredrica is a longtime advocate for the ministry of laity and clergy and she is currently working on a book focusing baptism and ecology, "Holy Water." She is widely sought after as a conference and retreat leader, speaker, and preacher.