Temple Mysteries and Spiritual Efficiency (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781453861097)

Rollan McCleary was born in London and is of dual Irish and Australian nationalities. He has worked mainly in teaching and media and beginning in France has lived in several countries before settling in Australia. He is a doctor of religious studies from Queensland University, Brisbane and has been published chiefly in religion though he has also written drama and poetry. His first publication, The Expansion of God (1982) on the relations of Christianity and Asian cultures was a critical success and his A Special Illumination: Authority Inspiration and Heresy in Gay Spirituality, (Equinox 2004) caused some controversy internationally. More recently he has published Cosmic Father: Spirituality as Relationship, and Testament of the Magi (2008). Rollan is also a qualified astrologer and one time contributor to "The Australian Astrological Monthly Review"