Board

International Society for the Study of New Religions – BOARD

President

Milda Ališauskienė

Ph.D., Associate Professor

Dept. of Sociology, Vytautas Magnus University, Jonavos str. 66-302, Kaunas LT-44191, LITHUANIA.

She is also the director of New Religions Research and Information Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Email: m.alisauskiene[at]smf.vdu.lt

Vice-president

James T. Richardson

J.D., Ph.D., Foundation Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies

Director, Judicial Studies Program

Mail Stop 311, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
Email: jtr[at]unr.edu

Secretary

Benjamin Zeller

Assistant Professor,

Dept. of Religion, Lake Forest College,

555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest IL 60045, USA.

Email: zellerbe[at]gmail.com

Treasurer

Bernard Doherty

St Mark’s National Theological Centre

15 Blackall Street, Barton, A.C.T, 2600.

Email: bernard.doherty[at]mq.edu.au

Members

Gordon Melton

Distinguished Professor, Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, One Bear Place #97236 Waco, TX, USA 76798, www.BaylorISR.org.

Email: jgordon_melton[at]baylor.edu

Jesper Aagard Petersen

Associate Professor, Programme for Teacher Education, Norwegian University for Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, NORWAY.

Email: jesper.petersen[at]plu.ntnu.no

Bernadette Rigal-Cellard

Professeur, Etudes nord-américaines. Responsable du Master Interdisciplinaire Religions et Sociétés Directrice du Centre d”Études Canadiennes Interuniversitaire de Bordeaux, CECIB Directrice des Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux Université Michel de Montaigne-Bordeaux 3, FRANCE.

Email: bcellard[at]numericable.fr

International Journal for the Study of New Religions

Please, visit the section on the IJSNR for the list of Editors and members of the Editorial Board.

International Society for the Study of New Religions

8 months ago

New issue of Nova Religio has been published!

The Table of Contents of Nova Religio 21, 1 (August 2017) is up on Nova Religio’s website at nr.ucpress.edu.

You can also access the Table of Contents through a notice that has been posted on Nova Religio’s Facebook page.

The article titles and authors are listed below. Additionally there are book reviews and book notes.

Nova Religio 21.1 is the last issue produced by Scott Lowe before he retired as co-general editor. We have enjoyed working with Scott as part of Nova Religio’s editorial team, and we are happy that he will continue to read papers submitted to Nova Religio from time to time.

We are pleased that Marie Dallam has come on board as co-general editor of Nova Religio.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Confucianism as an “Organized Religion”: An Ethnographic Study of the Confucian Congregation
Na Chen and Lizhu Fan

Sound and the Social Aesthetics of Religious Pluralism in Southern Uganda: The Jjajja Ndawula Community
Peter J. Hoesing

Happiness Is Not Only Your Right; It’s Your Duty! Salto Quântico and the Search for the Good Life
E. Stone

Field Notes

Rejecting Women’s Ordination: The 60th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church
Laura Vance

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An Answer and an Open Letter about TED's Video on Cults

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We are scholars of new religious movements, sometimes labeled as "cults," with substantial academic experience in this field.

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The 2018 CESNUR Conference
Co-organized by:
Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR)
Weixin College, Nantou County, Taiwan
Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Association, Nantou County, Taiwan
International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR)

TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: EAST ASIA, THE WEST, AND BEYOND

Weixin College, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan, 17-23 June 2018
Call for Papers
CESNUR 2018 will be organized at the Taichung Branch of Weixin College, an accredited university in Taiwan, in cooperation with Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Association, an organization specialized in hosting academic conferences. The dates have been set to allow participants to attend a significant religious festival in Taiwan, centered on the unveiling of a 25-meters high golden statue of Guiguzi by the Taiwanese new religion Weixin Shengjiao, the parent organization of Weixin College. Guiguzi was a Chinese sage who, according to the tradition, during the Warring States period in China operated the first school of military strategy and diplomacy in world history. As happened for other figures in Chinese history, he was divinized after his death and is regarded by Weixin Shengjiao as the embodiment of the Bodhisattva Wang Chan Lao Zu. The cult of Guiguzi is largely spread in both Mainland China and Taiwan, and it is expected that the unveiling of the statue on June 18 will be attended by thousands of members of many different religions, including Christians, who obviously do not regard Guiguzi as a divinity but respect his historical role as a promoter of peace through diplomacy.
Participants to the conference are expected to arrive in Taipei airport on June 17, from where buses will take them to Taichung. On June 18, they will attend the festival centered on the unveiling of Guiguzi’s statue in Nantou County. Conference sessions at Weixin college will be on June 19, 20, and in the morning of 21. A field trip will explore different new religions of Taiwan on June 21 (afternoon), 22, and 23, concluding in Taipei, from where they will be able to fly back home on the late evening of June 23 or on June 24. We will post soon offers and costs for packages including all hotels and meals.
We welcome papers on this year’s theme: “Tradition and Innovation in Religious Movements: East Asia, the West and Beyond.” More specifically we welcome lectures that examine perceptions and practices related to orthodoxy, tradition, and innovation in religious movements. In addition, we welcome specific examinations of the religious relations between East Asia and the rest of the world, of the inculturation of Western religions and movements in East Asia, and the globalization of movements origination in East Asia. We would also like to discuss the relations between esotericism, orthodoxy, and innovation, and the multiple meanings of “tradition/s.”
Papers and session proposals should be submitted by E-mail before the close of business on Monday, January 8th, 2018 to cesnur_to@virgilio.it, accompanied by an abstract of no more than 300 words and a CV of no more than 200 words. PhD students should attach a letter of support from their advisor. ... See MoreSee Less

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The 2018 CESNUR Conference
Co-organized by:
Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR)
Weixin College, Nantou County, Taiwan
Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Association, Nantou County, Taiwan
International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR)

TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: EAST ASIA, THE WEST, AND BEYOND

Weixin College, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan, 17-23 June 2018
Call for Papers
CESNUR 2018 will be organized at the Taichung Branch of Weixin College, an accredited university in Taiwan, in cooperation with Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Association, an organization specialized in hosting academic conferences. The dates have been set to allow participants to attend a significant religious festival in Taiwan, centered on the unveiling of a 25-meters high golden statue of Guiguzi by the Taiwanese new religion Weixin Shengjiao, the parent organization of Weixin College. Guiguzi was a Chinese sage who, according to the tradition, during the Warring States period in China operated the first school of military strategy and diplomacy in world history. As happened for other figures in Chinese history, he was divinized after his death and is regarded by Weixin Shengjiao as the embodiment of the Bodhisattva Wang Chan Lao Zu. The cult of Guiguzi is largely spread in both Mainland China and Taiwan, and it is expected that the unveiling of the statue on June 18 will be attended by thousands of members of many different religions, including Christians, who obviously do not regard Guiguzi as a divinity but respect his historical role as a promoter of peace through diplomacy.
Participants to the conference are expected to arrive in Taipei airport on June 17, from where buses will take them to Taichung. On June 18, they will attend the festival centered on the unveiling of Guiguzi’s statue in Nantou County. Conference sessions at Weixin college will be on June 19, 20, and in the morning of 21. A field trip will explore different new religions of Taiwan on June 21 (afternoon), 22, and 23, concluding in Taipei, from where they will be able to fly back home on the late evening of June 23 or on June 24. We will post soon offers and costs for packages including all hotels and meals.
We welcome papers on this year’s theme: “Tradition and Innovation in Religious Movements: East Asia, the West and Beyond.” More specifically we welcome lectures that examine perceptions and practices related to orthodoxy, tradition, and innovation in religious movements. In addition, we welcome specific examinations of the religious relations between East Asia and the rest of the world, of the inculturation of Western religions and movements in East Asia, and the globalization of movements origination in East Asia. We would also like to discuss the relations between esotericism, orthodoxy, and innovation, and the multiple meanings of “tradition/s.”
Papers and session proposals should be submitted by E-mail before the close of business on Monday, January 8th, 2018 to cesnur_to@virgilio.it, accompanied by an abstract of no more than 300 words and a CV of no more than 200 words. PhD students should attach a letter of support from their advisor. ... See MoreSee Less

The 2018 CESNUR Conference
Co-organized by:
Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR)
Weixin College, Nantou County, Taiwan
Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Association, Nantou County, Taiwan
International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR)TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: EAST ASIA, THE WEST, AND BEYONDWeixin College, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan, 17-23 June 2018
Call for Papers
CESNUR 2018 will be organized at the Taichung Branch of Weixin College, an accredited university in Taiwan, in cooperation with Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Association, an organization specialized in hosting academic conferences. The dates have been set to allow participants to attend a significant religious festival in Taiwan, centered on the unveiling of a 25-meters high golden statue of Guiguzi by the Taiwanese new religion Weixin Shengjiao, the parent organization of Weixin College. Guiguzi was a Chinese sage who, according to the tradition, during the Warring States period in China operated the first school of military strategy and diplomacy in world history. As happened for other figures in Chinese history, he was divinized after his death and is regarded by Weixin Shengjiao as the embodiment of the Bodhisattva Wang Chan Lao Zu. The cult of Guiguzi is largely spread in both Mainland China and Taiwan, and it is expected that the unveiling of the statue on June 18 will be attended by thousands of members of many different religions, including Christians, who obviously do not regard Guiguzi as a divinity but respect his historical role as a promoter of peace through diplomacy.
Participants to the conference are expected to arrive in Taipei airport on June 17, from where buses will take them to Taichung. On June 18, they will attend the festival centered on the unveiling of Guiguzi’s statue in Nantou County. Conference sessions at Weixin college will be on June 19, 20, and in the morning of 21. A field trip will explore different new religions of Taiwan on June 21 (afternoon), 22, and 23, concluding in Taipei, from where they will be able to fly back home on the late evening of June 23 or on June 24. We will post soon offers and costs for packages including all hotels and meals.
We welcome papers on this year’s theme: “Tradition and Innovation in Religious Movements: East Asia, the West and Beyond.” More specifically we welcome lectures that examine perceptions and practices related to orthodoxy, tradition, and innovation in religious movements. In addition, we welcome specific examinations of the religious relations between East Asia and the rest of the world, of the inculturation of Western religions and movements in East Asia, and the globalization of movements origination in East Asia. We would also like to discuss the relations between esotericism, orthodoxy, and innovation, and the multiple meanings of “tradition/s.”
Papers and session proposals should be submitted by E-mail before the close of business on Monday, January 8th, 2018 to cesnur_to@virgilio.it, accompanied by an abstract of no more than 300 words and a CV of no more than 200 words. PhD students should attach a letter of support from their advisor.

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In Antwerp, on 29-30 May, CESNUR co-organizes the first international scholarly conference on Reverend Moon and the Unification Movement. And for the first time we will have in the same conference scholars from the three main branches in which the Unification Movement divided after the death of Reverend Moon ... See MoreSee Less

Life and Legacy of Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Movements

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Antwerp, Belgium 29-30 May 2017 Faculty of Comparative Study of Religion and Humanism (FVG) Bist 164. 2610 Wilrijk (Antwerpen) Tel : + 32 3 830 51 58

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Would you please send me the transcripts of the different lecturers from that conference. Thank You. Karen Noble.. E-mail Karenrnoble@yahoo.com just the lecturers from each of the three branches of Unification Movements.

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