Paul Gordon Chandler

Paul G. Chandler is a nonprofit executive, author, art curator, speaker, cultural diplomat and interfaith and intercultural peacemaker, and an authority on the Middle East, Africa, and the Abrahamic spiritual traditions. He has lived and worked extensively around the world in leadership roles with faith-based publishing, the arts, relief and development and the Anglican Communion. He is recognized as a global leader in using the arts to build bridges between diverse cultures, peoples and spiritual traditions, toward fostering peace, harmony and wholeness in our world. He is also a sought-after guide on the all-embracing spirituality of the early 20th century poet-artist Kahlil Gibran, the author of best-selling book "The Prophet."

He grew up in Senegal, West Africa. A true globalist, he has worked in over 140 countries. The author of several books, his most well-known book, titled "IN SEARCH OF A PROPHET: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran," is about the artistic spiritual journey of Kahlil Gibran, the Lebanese born Arab-American poet-artist, mystic and best-selling author of "The Prophet." He is also the author of the acclaimed book on Muslim-Christian relations titled "Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road: Exploring a New Path Between Two Faiths." More information on Paul G. Chandler is available at: www.paulgchandler.