John Arblaster (Bonheiden, 1985) is associate professor at the Ruusbroec Institute, of which he is currently the director. He is also part-time visiting assistant professor at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven. With Louise Nelstrop (Oxford) and Simon Podmore (Liverpool), he coordinates the Mystical Theology Network. He primarily conducts research into the mystical authors of the medieval Low Countries (William of Saint-Thierry, Beatrice of Nazareth, (Pseudo-)Hadewijch, Jan van Ruusbroec, Jan van Leeuwen, Willem Jordaens...).