Travis Lacy is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Drawing especially on the thought of Augustine, Bonaventure, and Edith Stein, his research and writing focus on ecclesiology and its integration within phenomenology and metaphysics. Travis and his wife, Shannon, have three children - Edith, John Henry, and Drew - who love trampoline parks and anything involving water, whether sprinklers, pools, or the beach.