Ph.D. Aulenbach, William

The Reverend Dr. William H. Aulenbach served as an Episcopal clergyman, pastor, and teacher for several decades. After receiving his master of theology from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California, he spent fifteen years in the Diocese of Hawai’i, where he was a rector, a vicar to a Hawaiian congregation, a youth minister to more than 2,500 teen- agers, and the founder of a drug clinic, coffeehouse, and runaway shelter. He then returned to California, where he worked in the Diocese of Los Angeles for thirty years as a volunteer or a poorly paid assistant to a rector.

He is the author of several books, including What’s Love Got to Do with It?, How to Get to Heaven without Going to Church, and Cramming for the Finals. He and his wife, Anne, have three daughters and live in Southern California.

For more information about Bil and his books or to sign up to receive his thought-provoking blog, please visit his website, Peace Love Joy Hope (peacelovejoyhope.com).