Jim Rotholz

Jim Rotholz, PhD is a former missionary, aid worker, and assistant professor of anthropology. He and his CPA wife, Louise, have lived and worked in several countries in Africa and Asia, as well as various states across the U.S. They currently live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. Their daughter Abigail lives in Eugene and works as a disability adviser at the University of Oregon.

Jim has written four books, the latest to honor his late son, Jesse, who led such a remarkably inspirational life. It represents an emotional departure from his previous books on the convergence of faith and culture by delving into the meaning of his son's brief but impactful life and its wider implications for the world he left behind. Jim's previous books are Gospel Without Borders: Separating Christianity from Culture in America (2015), Walking The Spirit: Embracing Life as a Spiritual Journey (2004), and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Christianity, and Culture (2002).

When Jim and Louise are not otherwise occupied, they like camping, traveling, and exploring the natural and cultural wonders around them. Their mutual faith and love have survived forty years of marriage and a host of personal challenges along the way...yet with each new day they find more than enough reasons to be grateful to God.