Auteur: translations from Bulgarian

Dr. Maria Serafimova is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, South-West University « Neofit Rilski », Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. She specializes in sociological and religious issues as they pertain to modernity, church-state relations, and the general role of religion in society. Her recent research includes the « otherness » of Bulgarian-Muslims and the impact of the urban environment on society.Dr. Stephen Hunt is a Reader in the Sociology of Religion based at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. His specialised interest in Contemporary Christianity has led to research into such areas as Charismatic and Pentecostal movements, Christianity and political mobilisation, Christianity and non-heterosexualities, and the interface between Sociology and Theology.Mario Marinov is a Major Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, and Head of the Information Centre for the Study of New Religious Movements, South-West University « Neofit Rilski », Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Participant in many research projects such as the European Values Study, and Religions and Values: Central and Eastern European Research Network.