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Philip Gulley is a Quaker pastor and beloved writer and speaker from Danville, Indiana.  He has become the voice of small-town American life.  Gulley has published 16 books, including the acclaimed Harmony series of novels chronicling life in the eccentric Quaker community of Harmony, Indiana and the best selling Porch Talk series of inspirational and humorous stories.  Gulley's memoir, entitled I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood, recounts his coming-of-age years in Danville, Indiana. His most recently published book, If the Church Were Christian, focuses on a Christianity that is consistent with Jesus' teachings and a church that encourages Jesus' example as a model for living.  In addition, Gulley and co-author James Mulholland describe their progressive worldview in their books, If Grace Is True and If God Is Love. 

Gulley's latest theological endeavor is set to be released in the Summer of 2011.  Though many Christians speak of an unchanging faith passed down from the first disciples, it is clear Christianity has dramatically evolved over the centuries.  In The Next Christianity:  A God We Can Live With, Gulley articulates a Christianity that, while faithful to the priorities of Jesus, can help its adherents live happily, peacefully, and productively in our complex world 

Gulley was raised in Danville, Indiana where he lives today with his wife, Joan, and their sons, Spencer and Sam, in a rambling house with Gulley’s eclectic chair collection (sixty-four at last count) and a welcoming porch. Many of his characters and recollections are taken from his boyhood in this small Midwestern town. 

Gulley attended Marian College in Indianapolis where he studied theology and sociology.  He then enrolled at Christian Theological Seminary where he received his Master of Divinity in 1992.  While in seminary, he became the pastor of Irvington Friends Meeting in Indianapolis and began writing essays for the church's newsletter.  Paul Harvey, Jr. received those newsletters and shared them with a publisher.  A few months later, the publisher invited Gulley to publish his essays, which became his first book, Front Porch Tales.  He has been writing ever since.

Gulley is currently the the pastor at Fairfield Friends Meeting near Indianapolis.  Additionally, he hosted the television program Porch Talk with Phil Gulley on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI and their flagship show Across Indiana, for which he received Emmy® Awards in 2007 and 2009.  He also writes the popular monthly Home Again column for Indianapolis Monthly Magazine.  In 2010, Christian Theological Seminary awarded Gulley an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.


 

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