ports of entry:
the web office of Douglas E. Cowan
New Religious Movements Links
CESNUR:
Center for Study on New Religions
Established in 1988 and directed by the Italian scholar, Dr. Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR is
an international consortium of academics dedicated to responsible research in the areas of
new religious movements and religious freedom. According to their site, "CESNUR is a
network of independent but related organizations of scholars in various countries, devoted
to promote scholarly research in the field of new religious consciousness, to spread
reliable and responsible information, and to expose the very real problems associated with
some movements, while at the same time defending everywhere the principles of religious
liberty."
NURELWEB: An
Academic Approach to Cults and Religion
NURELWEB is the homepage of Irving Hexham,
professor of religious studies at the University of Calgary, and a leading authority on
new religious movements and related phenomena. Dr. Hexham's page is well laid out and
contains a wealth of information on topics ranging from cults and sects to an on-line Concise Dictionary of
Religion. In addition to these other treasures, Dr. Hexham also owns and moderates Nurel-l, an academic
discussion list devoted to the study of new religious movements.
The
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Jeffrey K. Hadden calls this one of the best religion websites on the Internet today. The
retirement project of a Canadian engineer, the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
project has grown into simply one of the largest religious databases available.
http://www.religiousmovements.org/
"Dedicated to the study of religious movements on the web and in the world," the
Religious Movements Homepage is without a doubt one of the most complete sources of
information on new religious movements, religious freedom and tolerance, and religious
broadcasting available on the web today. The site is owned and operated by Dr. Jeffrey K. Hadden, professor of sociology at the
University of Virginia and noted scholar of cults, sects, and new religious movements. Of
particular interest, see the "News" column on the frontpage of the site and the religious movements
profiles page.
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