Peter G. Riddell

Peter Riddell took his PhD at the Australian National University, focusing on Islam in Southeast Asia, during which time he conducted field research at the Pusat Dokumentasi Aceh in Indonesia and studied Qur'anic Exegesis at L'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes/Sorbonne (Paris). He has previously taught at the Australian National University, the Institut Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia), the London School of Oriental and African Studies, the London School of Theology where he was appointed as Professor of Islamic Studies, and the Melbourne School of Theology where he served as Vice Principal (Academic) until his retirement in 2019. He is now appointed as Professorial Research Associate in the School of History, Religions and Philosophies at SOAS University of London, as well as Senior Research Fellow with the Australian College of Theology.