About the Author

John Henson has degrees in history and theology from the universities of Southampton and Oxford, and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1964. Since 1980 he has been largely freelance, especially acting as pastoral befriender to people in minority groups, including criminal offenders. He continues to assist the ministry in United Reformed and Baptist churches, is a former Chairperson of ONE for Christian renewal. He is happily married with three adult children and one grandchild, and teaches the piano in his spare time. He lives in Cardiff, Wales.