Michael A. King

Michael A. King, Telford, Pennsylvania, owns and operates Cascadia Publishing House LLC. He was dean, Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Vice President, Eastern Mennonite University 2010-2017 as well as dean of the EMU Graduate School 2016-2017. He has long been an editor and publisher, first through Herald Press (Scottdale, PA, 1989-1997) and more recently as owner and publisher, Cascadia Publishing House LLC (Telford, PA, 1997-). He has been pastor in diverse congregational settings, ranging from Germantown Mennonite Church (Philadelphia, PA, 1982-1989), Spring Mount (PA) Mennonite Church (1997-2008), and more. He blogs at Kingsview and Co, hosted by Cascadia and extending DreamSeeker Magazine, which he edited 2001-2012.

As author and publisher, King addresses theology and culture, including implications of postmodernity and the "emerging church" movement. King is co-editor of Mutual Treasure: Seeking Better Ways for Christians and Culture to Converse (Cascadia, 2009), editor of Stumbling Toward a Genuine Conversation on Homosexuality (Cascadia, 2007), and co-editor of Anabaptist Preaching: A Conversation Between Pulpit, Pew, and Bible (Cascadia, 2004).

King is author of Trackless Wastes and Stars to Steer By: Christian Identity in a Homeless Age (Herald, 1990, which emergent leader Brian McLaren has said began to address emergent issues 10 years before McLaren), Fractured Dance: Gadamer and Mennonite Conversation On Homosexuality, C. Henry Smith series, vol. 3 (Pandora U.S., 2001), many articles in a wide variety of magazines and journals, including Christian Century. He is co-author (with Ron Sider), of Preaching about Life in a Threatening World (Westminster, 1997). He is parent of three daughters and grandparent of six grandchildren.