Contributors
- Contributors
Ayala, Emmanuel –
I was born and raised in Chicago. To write about oneself seems more difficult than I anticipated. The what, why, how, when, and where are all key points that seem of some relevance to who we are. But for the sake of efficiency, here goes: I write and choose my space wisely. Because this is where anything is possible; where all of time is intertwined. I am all of these words, and at the same time I am not, and this is only the beginning of all that I will become. And all these words are a manifestation of my True-Self.
Berrú Davis, Rebecca –
Rebecca Berrú Davis received her Ph.D. in the area of Art and Religion from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California in May 2012. Her broad interests are in the intersection of art, faith, and justice as a way to understand the spiritual and religious expressions of those located on the margins of society or overlooked in the historical record. Her ongoing research is focused primarily on women’s creative activity evidenced in the home, the church, and the community. She uses both archival sources and ethnography to recover and uncover the artistic contributions made by women, past and present.
Casarella, Peter –
Peter Casarella is a professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University where he is also the director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology. His essays in scholarly journals cover a variety of topics—medieval Christian Neoplatonism, contemporary theological aesthetics, and the Hispanic/Latino presence in the U.S. Catholic Church. In 2005 he served as President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians in the U.S. (ACHTUS). He has edited or co-edited: Cuerpo de Cristo: The Hispanic Presence in the U.S. Catholic Church (1998), Christian Spirituality and the Culture of Modernity: The Thought of Louis Dupré (1998), Cusanus: The Legacy of Learned Ignorance (2006), and, most recently, A World for All? Global Civil Society in Political Theory and Trinitarian Theology (2011).
Davalos, Karen Mary –
Karen Mary Davalos is Chair and Professor of Chicana/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University. She has published widely on Chicana/o art, spirituality, and museum culture. She is the only scholar to have written two books on Chicano museums, Exhibiting Mestizaje: Mexican (American) Museums in the Diaspora (University of New Mexico Press, 2001) and The Mexican Museum of San Francisco Papers, 1971–2006 (The Chicano Archives, vol. 3, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2010, the Second Place winner of the International Latino Book Award for Best Reference Book in English from Latino Literacy Now.) Her Chicana feminist scholarship is reflected in her book, Yolanda M. López, (UCLA CSRC Press with distribution by University of Minnesota Press, 2008), and she is the recipient of two book awards: 2010 Honorable Mention from the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies and 2009 Honorable Mention from International Latino Book Awards (Nonfiction, Arts–Books in English). In 2012 she received the President’s Award for Art and Activism from the Women’s Caucus for Art.
Fernández, Ron –
Ron Fernández is Assistant Professor in the Digital Cinema program at DePaul University. He received his MFA from the University of Southern California, and has worked for such companies as Disney, NBC-Universal, CBS, CW, Silver Nitrate, and Dick Clark Productions. His credits include: Screenwriter—“Grendel” with Ben Cross, Marina Sirtis; Screenwriter—“Rock Monster” with Jon Polito, Chad Collins; Writer-Director—“Lady of the Lake,” with Sanny Van Heteren, Daniel DeWeldon (in post); Director—“She’s Gonna Come.” Music Video with Rob Schneider; Producer—“Her Fantasy.” Music video with Matthew Dear and Director Tommy O’Haver; Associate Producer—“Meanwhile,” with DJ Mendel, Director Hal Hartley; “The Last Word,” with Winona Ryder, Ray Romano, Wes Bentley. He is currently co-directing with Ameena Igram “The Name Project,” a documentar about Chicago street characters.
Finger, Thomas –
Rev. Thomas Finger, Ph. D. (Claremont Graduate University) is a semi-retired, part-time professor who teaches Theology, Spirituality, and World Religions. He represented Mennonite Church U.S.A. on the Faith & Order...
