Creativity, Spirituality, and Transcendence Paths to Integrity and Wisdom in the Mature Self

Melvin E. Miller has been interested in philosophy, narrative, and the creation of meaning for most of his life. He received a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. Since then, in addition to postdoctoral clinical and psychotherapy studies, he has twice been a visting scholar at Harvard Divinity School. He is presently professor of psychology, director of psychology services, and director of doctoral training at Norwich University, Vermont.

Susanne R. Cook-Greuter is fascinated with how complex adult reality conceptions, language, meaning-making, and creativity interrelate, and has been investigating mature ego development for the last 20 years. She is an independent scholar and consultant who recently recieved her Ed.D. from Harvard University. Before she came to the United States, she studied linguistics, Romance languages, and psychology at the University fo Zurich, Switzerland.