Bülent Şenay was born in 1966 in Bursa, Turkey. He is currently associate professor of comparative religion and ecology. He graduated from Uludag University in Islamic and religious studies. Following his M.A. studies at the same university, as a post-graduate student, he studied at Lancaster University in the UK. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1999 for a religious studies thesis on “Jewish Christianity – Identity, Hybridity and Tradition.” He also taught Muslim ethics and philosophy at the University College of St. Martin, in Lancaster, UK. Presently he teaches various subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has published two books and several articles in Turkish and English. He has delivered various papers and lectures in the UK, Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, USA, Italy, Japan, and Romania. He is on the editorial board of several academic journals in Turkey. His affiliations include the Turkish Association of the History of Religion (TAHR). He is currently a participant in and coordinator of three international projects (European) on religion and multiculturalism. Bülent Şenay is the chair of the Simurgh Local Society Initiative in Bursa, Turkey.