Nader Saiedi is the Taslimi Foundation Professor of Bah�'� Studies in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Dr. Saiedi is the author of multiple books, including Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bah�'u'll�h (Association for Bah�'� Studies, 2000). Born in Tehran, Iran, he holds a master's degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin.