Abraham: The Friend of God
Dr. Dirks holds B.A. and M.Div. degrees from Harvard University, M.A. and Psy.D. degrees from the University of Denver, and a Sessions Program Certificate from Al-Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. He is a formerly ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, and has been a practicing Muslim for over nine years. After retiring from the practice of clinical psychology, he devotes his time to writing and lecturing on Islam and on the relationship between Islam and Christianity, and has been interviewed on television in several countries.  Among his publications are: The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue between Christianity and Islam, over sixty articles in the behavioral sciences, and over one hundred and fifty articles on the Arabian horse and its history.