David Hogue, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Counseling at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, will provide one of the keynote presentations at the annual meeting. Hogue is the author of Remembering the Future, Imagining the Past: Story, Ritual, and the Human Brain and several book chapters and journal articles exploring the intersection of ritual, liturgy, pastoral care and the neurosciences. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), David is a member and past president of the Society for Pastoral Theology, currently co-chairing the Pastoral Theology and Brain Sciences working group. David is also a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and a member of the International Academy of Practical Theology, American Academy of Religion and North American Academy of Liturgy. He serves on the Commission on Accreditation for the Association of Theological Schools and is co-author with Herbert Anderson and Marie McCarthy of Promising Again.