The new issue of The Journal of CESNUR is just published.
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The Journal of CESNUR Current Issue Volume 4, Issue 6, November–December 2020 (View full issue) An Introduction: Scapegoating the Jehovah’s Witnesses to Maintain the Cohesion of National Commun...The editors are proud to announce the publication of Nova Religio 24, no. 2 (November 2020). The issue contains four fascinating articles and 21 informative reviews. The articles are: “Deep Green and Social: Permaculture, Spirituality, and Society in Cuba” by Rose T. Caraway; “A ‘Green Oak in a Thirsty Land’: The Christian Science Board of Directors Routinizes Charisma, 1910-1925” by Rolf Swensen; “‘The Goddess is Alive, Magic is Afoot’: Radical and Cultural Feminist Influences on Z Budapest’s Dianic Witchcraft during the 1970s-1980s” by Shai Feraro; and “Manifesting Millions: How Women’s Spiritual Entrepreneurship Genders Capitalism” by Kira Ganga Kieffer. Read the Table of Contents here: online.ucpress.edu/nr/issue/24/2
The 2017 ban by the Russian government of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on account of their being an extremist organization has prodded religious and human rights scholars into assessing their social and legal situation in several countries in order to contextualize the rationale behind the ban. Thirteen specialists participated in the seminar “Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Opponents: Russia, the West, and Beyond” organized on September 3, 2020, by CESNUR, the New Religions Research and Information Center of Vilnius, Lithuania, and Vytautas Magnus University of Kaunas, Lithuania.
For the full record of this seminar follow the link:
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Opponents
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The 2017 ban by the Russian government of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on account of their being an extremist organization has prodded religious and human rights scholars into assessing their social and ...Jehovah’s Witnesses Statement
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On July 13, 2020, armed officers raided 110 homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Voronezh Region. This was the largest number of coordinated raids on Jehovah’s Witnesses in modern Russia. Unfortuna...The editors are pleased to announce the publication of Nova Religio 24, no. 1 (August 2020), which is a special issue on new religious movements in Australia, guest-edited by Bernard Doherty. Bernard Doherty contributes an in-depth survey of the four waves of “cult controversy” in Australia and the new religious movements involved. Carole M. Cusack documents the highly controversial group known as The Family led by Anne Hamilton-Byrne and its abuse of the children that Hamilton-Byrne adopted and the media coverage of the group. Angela Coco discusses another movement that has received media controversy in Australia known as Universal Medicine led by Serge Benhayon, which is part of the broad Theosophical movement. The issue also contains a review essay by Matthew Bowman on “The Birth and Life of the New Mormon History,” and twenty-two reviews and several book notes. A detailed In Memoriam written by Eileen Barker remembers the life and work of Benjamin Zablocki.
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International Journal for the Study of New Religions
Call for Papers 2020
The International Journal for the Study of New Religions publishes innovative studies with diverse approaches to the study of contemporary religion. IJSNR is seeking submissions for Issue 11.1 for an expedited review, revision, and editing process. This call for papers may be particularly relevant for scholars who already have conference papers or other articles at in a near-publishable state and would like a speedy publication opportunity. Articles are to be submitted through the IJSNR webpage: journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/IJSNR where the guidelines for authors can also be found.
For potential inclusion in Issue 11.1 we ask that
papers be submitted no later than 31 June.
The International Journal for the Study of New Religions considers submissions from both established scholars and research students from all over the world. Articles should be written in English for a general scholarly audience and address new religion/s, broadly conceived.
The editors will not consider manuscripts that are under consideration by another publisher. It is assumed that once submitted to International Journal for the Study of New Religions, articles will not be sent to other publishers until a decision about inclusion has been reached.
Sincerely,
Fredrik Gregorius and Venetia Roberston
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IJSNR is published in cooperation between The International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR) and Equinox.New issue of The Journal of CESNUR has been published! Enjoy reading.
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The Journal of CESNUR Current Issue Volume 4, Issue 2, March–April 2020 (View full issue) La Luz del Mundo: A Short HistoryMassimo Introvigne(pp. 3–20) DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.2.1 The Rise of...Nova Religio 23, no. 4 (May 2020) is a special issue guest-edited by Sabina Magliocco on the topic of “Magic and Politics: New Intersections in the United States.” The article by Egil Asprem, “The Magical Theory of Politics,” discusses three movements: the Magic Resistance to the presidency of Donald Trump, the Magic Reaction consisting of defenders of Trump, and the Cult of Kek and meme magic. The article by Sabina Magliocco, “Witchcraft as Political Resistance,” discusses the “Bind Trump” movement that is the Magic Resistance, and reactions to the movement from within the Wiccan and Pagan community. Damon Berry’s article, “Voting in the Kingdom,” describes the “prophecy voters” in the New Apostolic Reformation and why they are committed to President Trump. This Nova Religio issue also contains a fascinating Field Notes essay on “The Bosnian Pyramid Phenomenon” and 22 reviews of books reflecting the diversity of religious expressions in the world, including Scott Lowe’s review of The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan. All articles and reviews in this issue are free through the end of June. See the Table of Contents at: online.ucpress.edu/nr/issue/23/4
We are pleased to announce the publication of the February 2020 issue of Nova Religio containing articles by Carine Plancke on feminist spirituality workshops inspired by Clarissa Pinkola Estes' book Women Who Run with the Wolves, Christopher Partridge on Terence McKenna's Jungian Psychedelic UFOlogy, Kelley E. Hayes on Mário Sassi as systematizer of the Valley of the Dawn esotericism, Todd LeVasseur on the eco-theological activism of Reverend Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping, in addition to many reviews on books on diverse new religious movements. Click here for the Table of Contents: nr.ucpress.edu/content/23/3?current-issue=y
Scholars of new religions this year are meeting in Quebec City where CESNUR 2020 conference will take place. You may check its preliminary program online now.
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The 2020 International Conference - Program
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Once Upon a Time, There Were Three New Religions: Global, Local and Glocal. But Wherein Lies the Difference? Eileen BARKER (London School of Economics / INFORM, London, UK)New issue of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions has been just published.
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New issue of The Journal of CESNUR has been published!
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The Journal of CESNUR Current Issue Volume 3, Issue 5, September-October 2019 (View full issue) Would the Real Article 300 Please Stand Up? Refugees from Religious Movements Persecuted as Xie Jiao ...It's about time to renew your membership within the International Society for the Study of New Religions.
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IJSNR is published in cooperation between The International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR) and Equinox.The biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of New Religions normally takes place during the CESNUR conference. This meeting will therefore take place in Torino, Italy, on Friday 6 September 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 attend.
George D. Chryssides
President, ISSNR
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The 2019 International Conference - Program
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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Fings Ain't Wot They Used to Be Eileen BARKER (London School of Economics / INFORM, United Kingdom)Nova Religio
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Nova Religio presents scholarly interpretations and examinations of emergent and alternative religious movements.The new issue of International Journal for the Study of New Religions is just published!
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IJSNR is published in cooperation between The International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR) and Equinox.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
Reviews
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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.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.
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.
