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Jane Ackerman is an Associate Professor of Religion at The University of Tulsa. She has published on mystical writing in pre-modern Spain, on the relation of mystical writing to monastic life, and on the writings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. The Institute for Carmelite Studies will soon issue her book on the prophet Elijah, who, along with the Blessed Virgin, was a traditional patron of the Carmelite Order. jane-ackerman@utulsa.edu

Carl Bartels spent 12 years as a commercial still photographer before becoming a Director of Photography whose his films include both documentaries and features. He holds a masters degree in folklore from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as being a Cinematography Fellow with the American Film Institute. He has shot all over the world, including Israel, Africa, and Latin America.

Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan is a candidate for the S.T.D. degree at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, where she is currently writing on the work of Yves Congar and teaching Systematics. She also teaches Spiritual Theology at Creighton University. She and her husband, Michael Sullivan, live in Melrose, MA. burkesu@attbi.com

Douglas Burton-Christie is Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Loyola Marymount University. In his spare time, he edits the journal Spiritus. dburton@lmu.edu

L. William Countryman is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church and Sherman E. Johnson Professor in Biblical Studies at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. His work ranges widely over topics in New Testament, early Christianity, and Anglican and Gay/Lesbian studies, often with an emphasis on spirituality. bcountryman@cdsp.edu

Anne M. Clifford, associate professor of theology at Duquesne University, is the author of Introducing Feminist Theology (Orbis Books, 2001). Her most recent article, “From Ecological Lament to Sustainable Oikos,” appears in God's Stewards, the Role of Christians in Creation Care (World Vision, 2002). clifford@duq.edu

William Clift is a photographer living and working in New Mexico. wclift@hubwest.com

Ed Dunn, OFM, serves as the coordinator of the “Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights,” and is based near the U.S.-Mexico border close to San Diego.

Julia Esquivel is a Guatemalan poet and theologian living in exile in Mexico. She has worked with several human rights organizations, and her poetry has been widely recognized in Latin and North America. She is also the author of The Certainty of Spring.

Donald Grayston teaches Religious Studies at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby/ Vancouver, BC, where he is also director of the Institute for the Humanities, and of the Pilgrimage Program. He is also part-time vicar of St. Oswald's Anglican Church, Port Kells, BC. Most of his published writings concern Thomas Merton, and he is active in the Canadian and international Thomas Merton societies. donald_grayston@sfu.ca

Paul Kane is Professor of English at Vassar College. He has published seven books, including two collections of poems, and fifty reviews and articles. His awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation. kane@warwick.net

Thomas Kelly is Assistant Professor of theology at Creighton and director of its M.A. program in lay ministry. His research interests include contemporary hermeneutics, marriage and family, and liberation theology. He is the author of Theology at the Void: The Retrieval of Experience (University of Notre Dame Press, 2002). thomaskelly@creighton.edu

David Londsdale teaches Christian spirituality in postgraduate programs, including English Spirituality, at Heythrop College, University of London. He is former editor of The Way, and author of books on Ignatian spirituality and discernment of spirits, along with numerous articles. Among his publications are Eyes to See, Ears to Hear: An Introduction to Ignatian spirituality and Listening to the Music of the Spirit: the Art of Discernment. DLons83965@aol.com

Timothy Matovina is Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame. He works in the area of Theology and Culture, with specialization in U.S. Catholic and U.S. Latino theology and religion. Most recently he has co-edited with Gary Riebe-Estrella, Horizons of the Sacred: Mexican Traditions in U.S...

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