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How do religious groups reinvent themselves to attract new audiences? How do they rebrand their messages and recast their rituals to widen their community base? Join us for a talk

Here is a call for papers for a special issue of Nova Religio. The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 1, 2024. [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Description: Nova Religio, the quarterly journal on alternative and emergent religions, is seeking articles for a special issue dedicated to the…

The History of Religious Research While religious movement (people entering religious communities, switching religious communities, or leaving religious

A satisfying but unlikely explanation.

“Nation of immigrants” discourse is generally used to counter xenophobic fears, but the ideology behind it also works to erase the scourge of settler…

Nova Religio presents scholarly interpretations and examinations of emergent and alternative religious movements. Original research, perspectives on the study of new religions, literature reviews, and conference updates keep scholars well informed on a wide range of topics including: new religions; new movements within established religious traditions; neo-indigenous, neo-polytheistic and revival movements; ancient wisdom and New Age groups; diasporic religious movements; and marginalized and s...