Andrew D. Mayes has served as spirituality adviser to the Diocese of Chichester and to the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. He has lived several years in Jerusalem, firstly as a theological researcher and later as director of courses of St George's College, of which he is an associate professor. He is the author of thirteen spirituality books including the award-winning Learning the Language of the Soul; Beyond the Edge; and, from Wipf and Stock, Gateways to the Divine; Voices from the Mountains; and Climate of the Soul.