Dr. JontePace was raised in Northern California. She recalls an interest in the big questions from an early age: why do we humans do what we do, believe what we believe, feel what we feel? As a college student at the University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz, she was drawn to anthropology, philosophy, classics, psychology, and gender studies. Although it wasnt possible to study them all, a double major in psychology and religious studies provided a unified yet flexible framework for asking the big questions. Whether she was reading Dantes Purgatorio, the Gnostic Gospel of Philip, Julians mystical Showings, or Sigmund Freuds Moses and Monotheism, she could pose questions integrating history, culture, and psyche.

Website: http://www-relg-studies.scu.edu/facstaff/jonte-pace/