{"bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, is an American writer and advocate of interreligious dialogue. Her published works include a trilogy of books on \"The Practice of the Spiritual Life\".\r\n\r\nIn 1993 Funk spoke at the Parliament of the World's Religions. From 1994-2004 she was Executive Director of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Board, which coordinates the organization that aims to foster interreligious and intermonastic dialogue. In this capacity she coordinated a number of events, notably the Gethsemani Encounters and Benedict's Dharma Conference. In 1995 she traveled to India and Tibet on the 6th Spiritual Exchange Program.\r\n\r\nA former Prioress and still a current member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Indiana, which she entered in 1961, Funk directs the School of Lectio Divina at the adjacent Benedict Inn."}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2019-05-07T15:35:59.163463"}, "latest_revision": 4, "name": "Mary Margaret Funk", "key": "/authors/OL404047A", "personal_name": "Mary Margaret Funk", "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "photos": [8570248], "revision": 4}