Author: Beverly Lanzetta
Alternate names: Beverly J. Lanzetta
Born: 1947
Bio: <b><a href="http://www.beverlylanzetta.net">Beverly Lanzetta</a></b> (b. 1947) is an interfaith minister and scholar of interfaith spirituality.  Her numerous books include <i>Radical Wisdom</i> (2005) and <i>Emerging Heart</i> (2007).  She worked and taught widely, and has founded several religious and monastic initiatives, including the <a href="http://interfaiththeologicalseminary.org/">Interfaith Theological Seminary</a>.  Lanzetta received her undergraduate education at <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a> and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she completed her degree in botany in 1967.  She subsequently obtained a master's degree in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1984, and a Ph.D. from Fordham University in 1988. (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Beverly_Lanzetta#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)