Nicholas Kotar is a translator as well as an author of fantasy novels inspired by traditional Russian folk tales. He is also a founding member of Conquering Time, an ensemble of performance, visual, and literary artists inspired by the Inklings that stages original works of storytelling and traditional music and publishes new poetry and prose. He holds a degree in Russian Literature from UC Berkeley and a B.Th. from Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY. Dr Vitaly Permiakov holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. His is the Assistant Professor of Dogmatic and Liturgical Theology at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, NY) and managing editor of Holy Trinity Seminary Press. Hieromonk Seraphim Rose (1934-1982) was an author and translator of Orthodox texts, most notable for his fearless engagement with the "spiritual" trends of his time. He co-founded the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood in San Francisco. Today, the monastic community makes its home in Platina, CA.
Archbishop Averky Taushev (1906-1976) was born in Imperial Russia. After the Russian Revolution he taught and served in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Germany before being assigned in 1951 to teach at the Holy Trinity Seminary in New York. In 1960 became the abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. As abbot and rector, he was heavily involved in the formation of the seminary curriculum and the daily life of the seminarians and monks. He became well known among Orthodox Christians for his staunch defense of his Church's faith and traditions.