Mary Kassian is an award-winning author, well-known speaker, and distinguished professor of Women's Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has published several books and Bible studies including The Feminist Mistake, In My Father's House, Vertically Inclined, Knowing God by Name, Conversation Peace. 

Mary graduated from the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta, Canada and has studied systematic theology at the doctoral level. She has taught courses at seminaries across North America She is a popular conference speaker and has ministered to women's groups internationally. Mary has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, and Marriage Uncensored. She and her husband, Brent, have three adult sons and one daughter-in-law.