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  • Contributors

Gillian T. W. Ahlgren is Professor of Theology at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her Ph.D. in the History of Christianity from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and is the author of Teresa of Avila and the Politics of Sanctity (Cornell University Press, 1996).ahlgren@xavier.edu

Gregory J. Boyle, SJ, is a Jesuit priest and founder and director of Homeboy Industries/ Jobs For A Future. Fr. Boyle was born in Los Angeles and received his BA in English from Gonzaga University, an MA in English from Loyola Marymount University, and a STM degree from the Jesuit School of Theology. Before becoming pastor of Dolores Mission (1986–1992), Fr. Boyle taught at Loyola High School and worked with the Christian Base Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He has also served as chaplain of the Islas Marias Penal Colony in Mexico and Folsom State Prison. www.homeboy-industries.org Gboylesj@aol.com

Colleen Carpenter Cullinan received her Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from the University of Chicago Divinity School. She currently serves as a lecturer and practical theologian at EarthRise Farm, an organic garden and educational/spiritual center in western Minnesota. colleen88@post.harvard.edu

Lawrence S. Cunningham is the John A. Obrien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is currently working on a book, A Short History of the Saints, for Blackwell.

Carol J. Dempsey, OP, is an Associate Professor of Theology (Biblical Studies) at the University of Portland, OR. She is Vice-President of the College Theology Society, and Associate Editor of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. She contributed to and co-edited an interdisciplinary work on the environment, All Creation is Groaning: An Interdisciplinary Vision for Life in a Sacred Universe (Liturgical Press, 1999). Her latest work is Earth, Wind, and Fire: Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Creation (Liturgical Press, 2004). cjdempsey62@msn.com

Mary Doak is an Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, with a speciality in systematic and political theology. She has published articles on eschatology, American public theology, and pragmatism, and is currently working on the development of a feminist political ecclesiology. Her book, Reclaiming Narrative for Public Theology, was published by SUNY Press in 2004. mdoak@nd.edu

Patricia Donohue-White is an Assistant Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. donohue4789@peoplepc.com

Ann Goggin, rc, is currently the Director of Lay Formation in the Masters of Divinity Program at University of Notre Dame where she also teaches classes on spiritual direction. She is a Religious of the Cenacle. For twenty years she was [End Page 129] active in campus ministry and lay formation in Colorado at Regis University, the Aquinas Ministry Program in Colorado Springs and for the archdiocese of Denver.

Tamie Harkins is a photographer and poet living in Flagstaff, Arizona. tamiemarieharkins@yahoo.com

Tony Howell is a landscape photographer based in England. In his work, Tony tries to capture images that give viewers a sense of the spiritual connectedness with their surroundings, as well as creating a deeper sense of awareness at the beauty throughout the world. See his website at www.tonyhowell.co.uk.

Andy Ilachinski is a professional physicist (with a Ph.D. in complex adaptive systems) and semi-professional photographer (specializing in fine-art and abstract photography). He has several juried works on permanent display at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. and is a featured artist of the Washington Center for Complexity & Public Policy. www.tao-of-photography.com

Edward K. Kaplan is Kaiserman Professor in the Humanities and chair of the Program in Religious Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of two books on the Jewish philosopher and social activist Abraham Joshua Heschel: Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness (Yale University Press, 1998); and Holiness in Words: Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Poetics of Piety (State University of New York Press, 1996). In addition, he organized a conference on Thomas Merton and Judaism, the proceedings of which can now be found in a book edited by Beatrice Bruteau, entitled Merton & Judaism: Recognition, Repentance, and Renewal: Holiness in Words (Fons Vitae, 2003). edkaplan@brandeis.edu

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