John Segun Odeyemi is an ordained Catholic priest from the diocese of Ilorin, Nigeria. He holds a doctorate in systematic theology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is currently a parochial vicar at Epiphany Church in downtown Pittsburgh. He is an independent scholar, as well as a visiting research fellow at the Dominican University in Samonda, Ibadan, Nigeria. He is closely associated with the department of theology at Duquesne University. This is his fifth published book.