Editorial Statement

Scott D. Gelfand, Co-Editor, Oklahoma State University—Stillwater

In the inaugural issue of The Pluralist, Randy Auxier provided an elegant history of this journal and its predecessor, The Personalist Forum. Randy also explained what he believes is the mission of the The Pluralist. In accord with this mission, the editors (Randy Auxier, John Shook, and I) decided to dedicate one issue per year to values: the fields of ethical theory, applied ethics, social theory, politics, and related topics. As the primary editor of this issue, I would like to explain briefly my interest in pluralism.