We Won: The Autobiography of a Friendship

WE WON is a celebration of the half-century friendship of two puckish professors who bonded during graduate school at the University of Chicago and cultivated their allegiance while spending their careers at institutions on opposite coasts. Unlike other books about friendship, this work is jointly authored by friends who blend their voices throughout the story. Yet because a relationship is strengthened when friends share their distinct preferences and perspectives, Price and Musser intersperse the account with their individual voices. WE WON is also unconventional as an autobiography since it tells the story of their relationship, not a person’s memoir. Routinely playful and thoughtful, WE WON features stories about Price and Musser’s common love for books and dogs, their passion for sports and fandom for favorite teams, their commitment to theological education, their collaborative efforts in teaching and editing, and their engagement in multiple forms of ministry and public service.

Joseph L. Price taught religious studies at Whittier College for more than thirty years, and Donald W. Musser similarly served on the faculty at Stetson University. Together they edited widely used theological handbooks, and separately Price authored FROM SEASON TO SEASON: SPORTS AS AMERICAN RELIGION and Musser edited WAR OR WORDS?: INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE.