Thomas Keating (1923-2018), founder of the Centering Prayer movement, a cornerstone of contemporary Christian contemplative practice, was an author, teacher, and monk who worked for many years to foster understanding among the world's religions. A member of the Cistercian Order in the Benedictine tradition, Father Keating served at monasteries in Colorado and Massachusetts, and directed retreats in the practice of Centering Prayer and interreligious dialogue. He is the author of the best-selling Open Mind, Open Heart, Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit, St. Therese of Lisieux, and Manifesting God, and among many other books. He passed away peacefully after serving for many years as the abbot of St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado.

Albion-Andalus has published the title The Kiss of God: A Dialogue on Science, Mysticism, & Spritual Practice, a written account of the filmed dialgoue shared between him and his good friend Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi