Peter Feldmeier is the Murray/Bacik Endowed Professor of Catholic Studies. He holds four graduate degrees in Religious Studies and Theology with his Ph.D. in Christain Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. His research interests are Christian Theology, Spirituality, Comparative Studies, Mysticism, Buddhism, and Buddhist-Christian studies. He is the author of nine books, over two dozen journal articles and chapters in books as well as over 60 columns in America Magazine, a Catholic periodical.