Gerald Gordon May (June 12, 1940 – April 8, 2005) was an American psychiatrist and theologian.
After he and his family moved to Columbia, Maryland,[2] he worked on staff treating patients at the Spring Grove Hospital Center and Patuxent Correctional Mental Health Center of the Maryland state prisons system.
In 1973, May joined the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland, where he eventually became a senior fellow conducting workshops in contemplative theology and psychology.
[3] May wrote several books which advanced his views on combining spiritual direction with psychological treatment.
[4][5] May was married for 43 years to Elizabeth Jane Clark with whom he had three sons and a daughter.