Michael A. Brothers, MDiv, ThM, PhD, is the Associate Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. He earned his MA from Northwestern University, and MDiv, ThM, and PhD from Princeton Seminary. His teaching and research interests include the relationship between performance studies, aesthetics, narrative, and preaching. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he served a congregation for seven years in Danville, Kentucky, where he also was the chaplain of Centre College.