His main area of research lies in Sufi thought, with secondary interests in comparative mysticism, inter-religious relations and the perennial philosophy. His articles have appeared in Studies in Religion, the Journal of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Sacred Web, the Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies and the Muslim World. While a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, he co-founded the Judeo-Islamic Contemplative Circle with Rabbi Aubrey Glazer to create an apolitical space for Jews, Muslims and others to meditate over Jewish and Muslim mystical texts together in a spirit of ecumenical dialogue and friendship.