As a pastoral theologian, Barbara J. McClure writes and teaches at the intersection of theology, psychology and culture. She is interested primarily in what it means to be human in the 21st century and explores the practices that support or limit our flourishing as individuals, groups/organizations, and as communities. She is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Practice at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and has written three books (Moving Beyond Individualism: Reflections on Theory, Theology, and Practice; Emotions: Problems and Promise for Human Flourishing, and Organizing Life: Generative Institutions, Leadership, and Public Pastoral Theology). She also helped edit Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century and has published a number of chapters and essays.