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Alexander L. Dvorkin, Ph.D.

Alexander L. Dvorkin, Ph.D. is Chairman, Department of Sectology, St. Tichon's Orthodox Theological Institute, Moscow, Russia; Director of Information and Consultation, St. Irenaeus of Lyon Center (which collects information on sects and cults and offers free consultations on the subject); and Vice President of Dialog Center International. He teaches Sectology at the largest theological school of higher education in Russia and travels thousands of miles annually to lecture about the dangers of sects and cults. He has over 300 publications, mostly on Church history and on sects and cults, in 15 languages of the world. He is the author and/or editor of eight books, including two national bestsellers (10 Questions to an Obtrusive Stranger and Sectology: Totalitarian Cults). He is Editor-in-chief of Prozrenie (Recovery of Sight) magazine - a biannual cult-awareness publication of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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