Richard Kostelanetz is a writer, artist, critic, and editor. A political anarchist-libertarian, Kostelanetz has produced literature in a wide range of formats including audio, video, holography, prints, book-art, computer-based installations, and other forms of new media.

The Gospel Abridged is a polyphonic reading of parts of the four Gospels with the interwoven voices of four non-professional readers, Father T.T. Kelly, Sgt. Charles Murdock, Rev. Raymond Schulze, and Sister Joyce Wakely. The project is dedicated to Glenn Gould.