Charles Farhadian is Associate Professor of World Religions and Christian Mission at Westmont College, Santa Barbara. His books include Christianity, Islam, and Nationalism in Indonesia (Routledge, 2005), Christian Worship Worldwide (Eerdmans, 2007), and The Testimony Project: Papua (Deiyai, 2007). His research and ministry are in Southeast Asia and Melanesia. He has taught world religions and Christian mission at Calvin College and has led several overseas study and service trips to several Asian countries.
Farhadian graduated from Seattle Pacific University (BA), Yale University (MDiv), and Boston University (PhD). He enjoys learning about non-Western cultures and churches, hearing about what God is doing around the world, and partnering with church leaders to mutually encourage and challenge churches across cultural and denominational boundaries. He is married to Katherine Farhadian and has two boys, Gabriel and Gideon.