Born Christchurch, New Zealand.
First Class Honours in English Literature, with minor studies in Theology.
Masters in Islamology (cum laude), Univeristy of Leiden, The Netherlands.
I am presently an editor and member of the Board of Advisors
for the Iranian Studies Series. http://www.rozenbergps.com (Choose ‘search’ and search on “iranian”).
I also am a long-time moderator for the H-Bahai discussion list,
see www.h-net.org/~bahai/
Although much of my work is particular to Bahai theology,
I am also active in Persian studies, the sociology of religion
and world theology. Some works in these fields are listed under Edited and Translated