David J. Colley is a visual artist, theologian, and passionate reader and interpreter of literature. He wrote his dissertation on Fyodor Dostoevsky, focusing on social ethics and political theory in his life and literary works. He has been a member of the Pasadena City College staff for 15 years and coordinates the institution’s planning and program review processes. His current interests include exploring and learning from the vastly diverse literary offerings of American and global authors.