Carole M. Cusack received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Religious Studies and English Literature from the University of Sydney in 1986.

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Transfixed by concepts of the intermediary, Dr Jay Johnston is most often found considering the western esoteric philosophical tradition from a transdisciplinary perspective: religious studies; philosophy; art history, gender and cultural studies. Her current research projects include i) concepts of angelic subjectivity and subtle bodies in contemporary continental philosophy ii) the use and iconography of magical and astrological images in the Mediterranean region from antiquity to the Renaissance iii) with Dr Ruth Barcan, Wellbeing Spirituality and alternative health iv) with Dr Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, Animal/human Subcultures.

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Professor Iain Gardner was trained in early Christian literature and the history of religions at the University of Manchester, undertaking research work on ancient manuscripts in Berlin and Vienna, and had extensive experience teaching in both Britain and Western Australia before coming to the University of Sydney. He works on a number of major international research projects in areas as diverse as Egypt and south China, and has edited many original manuscripts in ancient languages such as Coptic from collections around the world.

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Stemming from his interest in Vietnamese New Religious Movements and the impact of French culture on Indochina, Chris's research interests have developed in the direction of the interface of religion and culture. Apart from several articles and a thesis on the Vietnamese New Religion of Caodaism, Chris has also written on the Bahai Faith, New Language Development, Poetry, Seance, Surrealism and the operation of religious enclaves within multicultural societies.

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