Peter-Ben Smit is Professor of Contextual Biblical Interpretation at the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam), Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecumenism at the University of Bern, Professor of Ancient Catholic Church Structures at Utrecht University and a Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.

In Felix culpa, Peter-Ben Smit argues that ritual developments were key to the development of early Christianity. Focusing on rituals that go wrong, he shows precisely how ritual infelicities are a catalyst for the reflection upon ritual and their development.