Alberto Amitrani is the former president of GRIS
Rome, Italy. GRIS (Group for Research and
Information about Sects [Cults]) is a non-profit
cultural and religious association, organized on
February 8, 1987 and involved in researching,
studying, and disseminating information
concerning "new religious movements." On
September 25, 1990, the articles of association
of GRIS received the approval of the Italian
Bishops' Conference. Dr. Amitrani has two
degrees, one in psychology (University "La
Sapienza" of Rome, 1981) and one in Educational
Science (Pontifical Salesian University, 1981).
Moreover, he has the Superior Diploma in
Religious Science from the Institute for
Religious Studies Ecclesia Mater, linked to the
Faculty of Theology of Pontifical Lateran
University. He has been a teacher in a Senior
High School in Rome since 1981.
