Michael Rothery is a professor emeritus, recently retired from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Social Work. Through most of his career, he taught social work theory, research and practice, while remaining active in the community as a volunteer and scholar. His publications include books on clinical social work practice, family violence and research methods. Throughout his professional and academic career, Mike studied services to vulnerable families, with violence in adult intimate relationships having been an especially strong interest. Introduced by FaithLink to the complexities of human services in the context of the secular/sacral divide, he has, in recent years, devoted time and energy to understanding the relationship between religious and secular helping for people experiencing intimate partner violence.