Robert McAfee  Brown was a  well-known theologian,  writer,  teacher, and social activist.  He authored many books,  including  The Bible Speaks to  You; Liberation  Theology: An  Introductory Guide;  Reclaiming the Bible;  Religion and  Violence; Theology  in a New Key; and,  a novel, Dark the Night,  Wild the Sea, all  published by Westminster  John Knox Press.