Susan Muto, Ph.D. is an author, teacher, and leading scholar of the literature of spirituality. She is the former director of the Institute of Formative Spirituality at Duquesne University, where she taught as a full professor in its master's and doctoral programs. She is currently executive director of the Epiphany Association, a nonprofit ecumenical center dedicated to spiritual formation. Dr. Muto is the author of more than 90 articles and 16 books, including John of the Cross for Today, Womanspirit, and many others.