JAMES A. BEVERLEY is Professor of Christian Thought and Ethics at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto and Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Woodway, Texas. He is the author of many books on religion including Christ and Islam, Islamic Faith in America, Mormon Crisis and Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions. He has been an expert witness in civil and criminal trials and is frequently interviewed by the media. Professor Beverley also had a private audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.