Abdu'l-Missagh
Ghadirian

Dr. Abdu’l-Missagh Ghadirian is a professor emeritus at McGill University, Faculty of Medicine in Montreal. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. As a physician, author and researcher he has published extensively in scientific journals and has spoken on social, psychological and current issues around the world. Among his publications are fourteen books including “Steadfastness in the Covenant”, “Creative Dimensions of Suffering” and more recently the second edition of “Materialism: Moral and Social Consequences”, 2017. His research work has also included the relevance of Baha’i teachings to the contemporary issues of human society. He founded and directs a course on integrating spirituality into the practice of medicine. His current interest is the exploration of the relationship between spirituality and science in the advancement of civilization.