Ruth Scott was a writer, mediator and facilitator, working mainly in the field of conflict transformation. She was one of the first women to be ordained as priests in the Church of England, and has also been a member of the Quakers since 2014. Her previous books include Slipstreams for Healing Souls (SPCK, 2006), Give a Boy a Gun (Darton, Longman & Todd, 2009) and The Power of Imperfection (SPCK, 2014). She passed away in February 2019.