For thirty years, Gregory Spencer has taught communication studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. The name Gregory translates as "watchful" or "alert," which he's taken to mean "watchful about culture." He says, "This watchfulness might be the golden thread that is stitched through my work: No matter how many difficult and painful messages we might hear in culture, how could we imagine the richest, deepest life we might lead?" Please visit gregspencerbooks.com for more connections--and access to videos, articles, poetry, events, and a blog.