Douglas Todd, editor of Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia, is one of the most honoured spirituality and ethics writers on the continent. He has won more than 60 journalism honours and educational fellowships. Working for the Vancouver Sun and other newspapers, he is a two-time winner of the Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year Award, which goes to the top spirituality writer in North Americaâ??s secular media. He has also received the leading commentary award from the American Academy of Religion, which represents 6,000 scholars of religion. In addition to winning National Newspaper Awards in Canada, Vancouver Magazine referred to him as â??arguably Vancouverâ??s most thoughtful journalist.â? Todd is the author of Brave Souls: Writers and Artists Wrestle With God, Love, Death and the Things that Matter.