Common Christianity / Uncommon Commentary, Volume II is the second collection of Christian short essays written originally as newspaper columns for Current publications in Indiana. When Current ceased carrying its "In Spirit" feature in 2016, author Bob Walters kept on writing, continuing weekly to offer his typically uncommon takes on common Christian issues. Volume II contains all Bob's Current and online columns from November 8, 2011 (#261) to November 1, 2016 (#520). There is a thorough Titles and Topics listing up front and for further ease of navigation, a meticulous topical index in the back. Bob's still writing ... Volume III in 2021?

Bob Walters, a Marine Corps helicopter pilot turned United Methodist pastor, regularly journeyed to DR Congo for deep listening tours from 1991 to 2017. Bob served as the Director of Connectional Ministries for the North Katanga Episcopal Area and cofounded Friendly Planet Missiology. His first book, The Last Missionary, has become a core text in a number of university mission courses.
Kate Koppy is an Assistant Professor (non-tenure track) in the Department of Humanities and Languages at the New Economic School in Moscow where she teaches students to meet the world in its stories and to shape the world with their writing. She studies the interaction of narrative and community and has published on fairy tales, textiles, and medieval manuscripts.