John Harold Watson was born in England on May 14, 1938. He was baptized Anglican during the first days of his life, and the Anglican Church is also where he serves in his adulthood. Interfaith dialogue is, according to Reverend Watson, the most significant field of study in today's world. He has a wide knowledge of several religions and, for example, considers himself an assiduous student of the Qur'ān. He stresses that Sufism in Islam is among the greatest forms of spirituality and relates closely to Judaism and Christianity.