Dr Wilford W. Spradlin received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Virginia, interned at the Royal Victoria Hospital of McGill University and completed his residency training at Duke University where he later became a member of the faculty. In 1978, Dr. Spradlin accepted the position of Chairman at the University of Virginia Department of Psychiatry. At his retirement in 1977, Dr. Spradlin was awarded the W. W. Spradlin Chair of Psychiatric Medicine and the title of Professor Emeritus. Presently Dr. Spradlin continues to teach and supervise residents. He and his co-author, Susan Renee, pursue their shared interest in the bio-psycho-social foundations of human behavior with… emphasis on the psychological, philosophical and religious aspects of reverential phenomena through works of fiction that explore human behavior in crisis situations.www.wilford-spradlin-writings.com