Robert has worked in several theological libraries since 1999. He was the assistant editor of the journal Quaker Studies when it was first established and is currently webmaster for the Quaker Studies Research Association.  He has held various roles amongst Quakers, currently serving as Clerk of Meeting for Sufferings, the national representative body of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain.  He describes himself as a scholarly dilettante with particular interests in the anthropology of religion and Christian ethics. When not in the library, he can usually be found either in a kitchen or up a mountain.