Education
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy from Rice University (1983).
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy from Rice University (1983).
He has been an advocate of interfaith dialogue, and serves on the advisory board of the Society for Religious Studies in Qom. He taught philosophy of religion, ethics and epistemology at the Islamic Iranian Academy of Philosophy from 1990 until 1994. Brought up as a Catholic, he abandoned religion shortly after beginning his academic studies at the State University of New York at Albany.
He is also a founding member of the advisory board of the Shi'ite Studies Center in Qom, and serves on the scientific board of the Human Rights Center of Mofid University, Qom.