Dr. Peter Riddell has a Ph.D. in Quranic Exegesis and has been a scholar of the Quran for more than thirty years. He is founder of two Centers for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations: Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) at London School of Theology and Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths (CSIOF) at Melbourne School of Theology. He is the Academic Vice Principal for Melbourne School of Theology (MST). He is also and adjunct faculty for Columbia International University.