Stephen Hayes is a deacon in the Orthodox Church and has degrees in theology and history from the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of South Africa (Unisa). He has published two novels, "Of Wheels and Witches" and "The Year of the Dragon", and a book on church history "Black Charismatic Anglicans". He lives in the City of Tshwane, South Africa.