About the Author

The Author: After a long career in medical social work in the public health system while simultaneously studying philosophy and Catholic Church history, Ann Nolan was awarded her Ph.D. in theology by the University of Auckland in 2004. She is a member of the Systematic Theologians Association of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Australian Catholic Theological Association, the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern European Studies at the University of Auckland, and the Women Scholars of Religion and Theology Association in Australia. Ann Nolan is engaged in ongoing research into the contributions of early twentieth-century Catholic phenomenologist Edith Stein and theologian Romano Guardini to the modern meaning of dialogue.