Rev Gretta Vosper is a chair and founder of The Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity  and author of the provocative, bestselling book With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important Than What We Believe.

The Common Dreams 2 conference draws together people from Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the world to explore ways that progressive religion including progressive expressions of other religious traditions besides Christianity  can contribute positively to the common good, so that religion enhances human life rather than diminishes it.