The biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of New Religions normally takes place during the CESNUR conference. The next meeting will therefore take place in Torino, Italy, on Friday 6 September 2019 at 13:15. The venue will be announced.At this meeting the important issue of the future of the Society will be discussed, and all members are strongly encouraged to … [Read more...]
Tradition and innovation in religious movements: East Asia, the West and beyond – CESNUR conference in Taiwan, June 2018
Scholars of New Religious Movements who like to combine academic presentations with fieldwork might profitably consider attending CESNUR events. This year’s annual conference was held in Taiwan, and was timed to coincide with the unveiling of the world’s largest statue of Guiguzi, and which was attended by 5,000 people, and to which conference attendees were invited.Guiguzi, whose name … [Read more...]
Religious Movements in a Globalized World: CESNUR 2016 Conference in Korea
From 5 to 10 July 2016 CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, held its annual conference in South Korea, on Religious Movements in a Globalized World: Korea, Asia, and Beyond, with a first part devoted to the presentation of 68 papers and the second to a field trip around Korea, visiting the headquarters of three new religious movements. Some 150 scholars from all continents participated … [Read more...]
Next ISSNR meeting to be held in South Korea
The International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR) will hold its meeting at the next conference of the CESNUR. The ISSNR is one of the academic societies associated with that yearly event, which draws several of the leading scholars in the field of new religious movements.This year, the conference will take place at Daejin University, in South Korea, from 5th to 10th July 2016. … [Read more...]
New book: Sexuality and New Religious Movements
A new book has been published in Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities, an interdisciplinary monograph and edited collection series sponsored by the International Society for the Study of New Religions.This anthology brings together leading scholars in the field of New Religious Movements to critically investigate the role of sexuality in some of the most well-known … [Read more...]
14th CESNUR Conference returns to Waco
The 2014 CESNUR conference will take place from 4th to 7th June at Baylor University, Waco (Texas). It will be hosted by the Institute for Studies on Religion. This year's theme will be: "The Vitality of New Religions: Thinking Globally, Existing Locally".The conference will begin on Wednesday evening with a reception and opening session, introducing Waco and Texas’ history of new … [Read more...]
Publication of two new issues of the IJSNR
The two most recent issues of the International Journal for the Study of New Religions offer once again an exciting content and the results of original research.Volume 4.1 was recently sent to subscribers. Beside book reviews, it contains the following articles: Strategies Among Young Jehovah’s Witnesses in Compulsory School in Sweden, Age 13–15, a Case StudyPernilla Liedgren, Lars … [Read more...]