Contributors
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Jill Peláez Baumgaertner is the author of five collections of poetry; a textbook/anthology, Poetry; and Flannery O'Connor: A Proper Scaring, in addition to over forty essays. She also edited the poetry anthology, Imago Dei. She has been a Fulbright scholar (Spain) and is the winner of several poetry awards and is Professor of English Emerita at Wheaton College (IL). She currently serves as poetry editor of The Christian Century. jill.baumgaertner@wheaton.edu.
Dr. Roger Bergman is Professor Emeritus of Cultural & Social Studies and was Director of Justice & Peace Studies, 1995–2017, at Creighton University. He is the author of Catholic Social Learning: Educating the Faith That Does Justice (Fordham, 2011).
Maria Clara Bingemer is a brazilian theologian. She has her Phd by the Gregorian University of Rome. She is full professor at the theology department of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her research interests are the theology of God, mysticism in the contemporary age and theological gender questions. She is at the editorial board of many theological periodicals and has many books and articles published in many languages. In English her most recent publications are: A face for God (Convivium, 2014); Simone Weil, mystic of passion and compassion (Wipf and Stock, 2015); The mystery and the World (Wipf and Stock, 2016); Latin American Theology: Roots and Branches (Orbis, 2017).
Mark S. Burrows is poet, translator, and professor of religion and literature at the University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, Germany. He recently published, with Jon M. Sweeney, Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart, poems inspired by Eckhart's writings. This poem is included in a forthcoming sequel, Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets (2019). He is the father of two daughters and lives in Bochum, Germany, and Camden, ME. www.msburrows.com.
David Capps received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Connecticut and an MFA in poetry from Southern Connecticut State University. His poems have recently been featured in Peacock Journal, Mantra Review, Cagibi, Anima, Sijo and Pacific Review. He lives in New Haven, CT.
Steven Chase is Professor of Spirituality at The Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX. He serves as Editor of Spiritus.
Melody V. Escobar is completing her doctorate in Christian spirituality at Oblate School of Theology. Her scholarly interests include Christian mystics with a concentration on the spiritual texts of Julian of Norwich, feminist theology, animals and religion, and spirituality and health research that supports inclusivity and improves vulnerable lives. She recently published her original study considering the needs of primary caregivers of children with disabilities and the holistic benefits of equine-assisted therapy. Email: mescobar@ost.edu.
Peter Feldmeier holds the Murray/Bacik Chair in Catholic Studies at the University Toledo. He received his Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. The author of nine books, he writes principally in the areas of spirituality and Buddhist-Christian dialogue.
Bernadette Flanagan is a Spirituality Studies Researcher and PhD supervisor at Waterford Institute of Technology and the Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (SpIRE) IRELAND. Most recently she has published, with Laszlo Zsolnai, The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions (Routledge, 2019). bflanagan@wit.ie.
Jerome Gagnon lives in Northern California where he's worked as a teacher, tutor, and freelance journalist. A graduate of San Francisco State University's Creative Writing Program, his poetry has appeared in several journals recently, including Crab Creek Review, Archaeopteryx, and Poet Lore. A full-length collection, Rumors of Wisdom, received the Louis Poetry Book Award from Concrete Wolf Press and is forthcoming in early 2019. He's also the author of a chapbook, Spell of the Ordinary. www.jeromegagnonblog.wordpress.com.
Richard Manly Heiman lives on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada. He works as a substitute teacher, and writes when the kids are at recess. His work has been published by Rattle, Rust + Moth, Into the Void, Sonic Boom and elsewhere. Richard holds an MFA from Lindenwood University. He is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and his URL is www.poetrick.com.
Dr. William Hyland is Lecturer in Church...
