Biography

The Rev. Roger Joslin is a native Texan, receiving both a BA and an MA from the University of Texas at Austin. He did additional graduate work in International Relations at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. After working for over 20 years in the architectural woodwork business, Roger graduated from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in 2005. Roger is the author of Running the Spiritual Path: A Runner's Guide to Breathing, Meditating, and Exploring the Prayerful Dimension of the Sport. He continues to run and write as a dimension of his spiritual practice. His two children, Lillian, 19, and Nathan, 23, study and work in New York and in Austin. Roger moved to Northwest Arkansas in June of 2006, was ordained to the priesthood in December of 2006, and is now fully engaged in the creation of a new Episcopal Church for Benton County. Roger and his wife Cindee live happily at their home on Lake Avalon in Bella Vista.