Elias Gonzalez is a philosopher and writer. He focuses on interreligious dialogue and the bridge between mysticism and the struggles to build a new world. He has collaborated with different interreligious groups, indigenous and spiritual communities. He is currently an adjunct professor at ITESO and Ibero León. He collaborates with the Universidad de la Tierra Oaxaca and is a member of the Center for Studies of Religion and Society of the University of Guadalajara. He is a spiritual companion, a Zen practitioner and creator of study and dialogue groups around mysticism. Coordinates the blog Dawn. Author of the following books: Encounter, Re-ligation and Dialogue. Reflections towards an Inter-Religious dialogue, Impotent Tenderness, Discovering yourself in the Small, and Conviviality and political resistance from below: The legacy of Iván Illich in Mexico