Dr. Angel F. Méndez Montoya, holds a B.A. in dance, an M.A. in philosophy, M.A in theology, and M.Div., and a ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Virginia. He wrote his dissertation at Cambridge University (UK) as a scholar in residence, and his work was published in 2009 by Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, under the title, The Theology of Food: Eating and the Eucharist. This work was recently nominated for the Michael Ramsey Prize 2011. In 2010 this same book was published in Spanish by Editorial JUS, in Mexico City, under the title, Festín del deseo: hacia una teología alimentaria. He currently teaches theology, philosophy and cultural studies at several universities in Mexico City, and gives lectures primarily in Mexico, US, and Europe.