Marie A. Conn, Ph.D., is professor of religious studies at Chestnut Hill College, where she chairs the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy and the Graduate Program in Holistic Spirituality. Conn received her doctorate in theology from the University of Notre Dame. Her research interests include the “underside” of Christianity (women’s history), bereavement, social justice issues, and biomedical ethical issues. ... Read moreHer books include Noble Daughters: Unheralded Women in Western Christianity, 13th to 18th Centuries and C. S. Lewis and Human Suffering: Light among the Shadows. She has also co-edited three books of essays with Thérèse McGuire. Thérèse McGuire, SSJ, Ph.D., is professor of art at Chestnut Hill College. She holds a doctorate in art from New York University. She has had numerous papers published and given many presentations at conferences in the United States and abroad. Her dissertation involved an exploration of Hildegarde of Bingen; she is often invited to speak about this extraordinary woman’s life and work. Show Less