Dr Berman is the author of Foundations of Modern Freemasonry (2011; 2nd edn. 2014) and Schism (2013), described as 'two of the most important recently published books on freemasonry'. He holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Doctorate in History from the University of Exeter. Ric has continued his research into the social and political aspects of freemasonry as a Senior Visiting Researcher at the University of Oxford's Modern European History Research Centre and as a Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. He lives with his family in Oxfordsh...