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Marat Shterin is an author, doctor and researcher of cults and new religious movements. He is also a lecturer in Sociology of Religion at King's College, London, United Kingdom. ^[1]

Early Life

Marat Shterin was born and grew up in Moscow, Russia. He studied History at Moscow University before moving to London to continue his studies and began studying Sociology.

Recent Activity

Marat Shterin has been researching new religious movements and is a board member of the Non Governmental Organisation INFORM that provides information about such groups. ^[2] He has also written many books on the subject. His particular area of expertise is the sociology of religion and new religious movements in former Soviet countries in eastern Europe.

Regarding new religious movements in Russia, he has said "some feel that the official Church does not live up to its salvationist mission and they get attracted to new prophecies and prophets." ^[3]

He has also worked for the American International Development Agency.

Bibliography

'Cult Controveries' in Contemporary England and Russia: A Sociological Comparison' - M. Shterin, 2002. ^[4]
'Dying for Faith: Religion and Violence in the Contemporary World' - M. Shterin/M. Al-Rasheed, 2008. ^[5]
'Nove religije v novi Rusiji' (New Religions In The New Russia) - M. Shterin, Date Unknown. ^[6]

References

[1] ttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/trs/who/msh.html

[2] ttp://www.inform.ac/infus.html

[3] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7101727.stm

[4] ttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWwmHQAACAAJ&dq

[5] ttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ty21GAAACAAJ&dq

[6] ttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ou-zOgAACAAJ&dq

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	'''Marat Shterin''' is a author, doctor and researcher of [[cults]] and [[new religious movements]]. He is also a lecturer in Sociology of Religion at [[King's College]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. <ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/trs/who/msh.html</ref>		'''Marat Shterin''' is an author, doctor and researcher of [[cults]] and [[new religious movements]]. He is also a lecturer in Sociology of Religion at [[King's College]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. <ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/trs/who/msh.html</ref>

	==Early Life==		==Early Life==