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.
