James Siemens is an honorary research fellow in the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University. Additionally, he is one of the founding directors of the Centre for Applied Theology, an international school of theology and philosophy based in the UK. He is also a priest of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe.
Joshua Matthan Brown obtained his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK. Currently, he is an adjunct lecturer in philosophy at Messiah University, USA.