Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul and twenty other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating soul in every aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist, and today he lectures widely on holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy, and ecology. He visits Ireland frequently and has a special love of Irish culture. He has Ph. D. in religion from Syracuse University and has won several awards for his work, including an honorary doctorate from Lesley University and the Humanitarian Award from Einstein Medical School of Yeshiva University. He also writes fiction and music and often works with his wife, artist and yoga instructor, Hari Kirin. He writes regular columns for Patheos.com and Spirituality & Health and has recently published A Religion of One's Own, Gospel: The Book of Matthew and The Soul of Christmas. He is a patron of Re-Vision, a London school of psychotherapy.