Peter Gomes is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard University. A graduate of Bates College and Harvard Divinity School, he is an ordained American Baptist minister and one of the most acclaimed preachers in America. He has published numerous papers, sermons, and books, including The Good Book (a New York Times best seller) and The Good Life. A native of Plymouth, Massachusetts, he knows as much about the Pilgrims as anyone and is a veritable storehouse of information concerning English and American Puritanism. He was included in the 1999 premiere issue of Talk magazine in its feature article, “The Best Talkers in America: Fifty Big Mouths We Hope Will Never Shut Up.”