Richard Arnold Author & Editor

Richard Arnold received his PhD in rhetoric and English from the University of Edinburgh, where he held the prestigious United Kingdom Commonwealth Scholarship. He began his career at the National University of Singapore, before settling in his native country of Canada, rising through the ranks at University of Lethbridge to become full Professor of English, a three-time Chair of English, and a Distinguished Teaching Award recipient. In addition to numerous articles worldwide, he has published several books, most recently Logic of the Fall: Right Reason and [Im]Pure Reason in Milton's Paradise Lost; and he edited the formidable Crystalline Gems of Islamic Jurisprudence – a book of Muslim law for the Ministry of Islamic Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has been the recipient of international grants from Canada, Great Britain, America, and Saudi Arabia. One of its founding members, Dr. Arnold is currently Professor of English and Director of English Studies (and Chair of General Education Requirement Curriculum), at Alfaisal University of the King Faisal Foundation.