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CESNUR

CESNUR
Center for Studies on New Religions
Centro Studi sulle Nuove Religioni
Founded1988
FounderMassimo Introvigne, Jean-François Mayer, Ernesto Zucchini
TypePublic non-profit
Purpose"Promote scholarly research in the field of new religious consciousness, and are dedicated to exposing the problems associated with some movements, while defending the principles of religious liberty"
HeadquartersTurin, Italy
ServicesResearch, Academic study of new religious movements
Membership
Private persons
Director
Massimo Introvigne
Key people
Luigi Berzano, J. Gordon Melton, Eileen Barker, Giuseppe Casale, Massimo Introvigne, Michael Homer, Reender Kranenborg, Gianni Ambrosio
Websitecesnur.org

CESNUR (Centro Studi sulle Nuove Religioni, "Center for Studies on New Religions"), is a non-profit organization based in Turin, Italy that studies new religious movements and opposes the anti-cult movement.[1] It was established in 1988 by Massimo Introvigne, Jean-François Mayer and Ernesto Zucchini.

CESNUR has been described as "the highest profile lobbying and information group for controversial religions".[2] CESNUR's scholars have defended such diverse groups as the Unification Church, the Church of Scientology,[2] the Order of the Solar Temple (responsible for more than 70 deaths in mass murder-suicide),[3][4] and Shincheonji Church of Jesus, accused of having aided the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.[5] It also strongly advocates the Soka Gakkai, through articles and publications by its founder M. Introvigne.

CESNUR describes itself as an independent scholarly organization, but the organization has met with criticism for alleged personal and financial ties to the groups it studies; anthropologist Richard Singelenberg questioned in 1997 whether CESNUR is "too friendly and does not make enough critical comments about new religious movements and sects".[6] According to sociologist Stephen A. Kent, "many scholars, however, see both CESNUR and INFORM in a favourable light, and they share its criticism of the 'sect-monitors' in France, Germany, and Belgium."[2]

CESNUR publishes The Journal of CESNUR, focusing on new religious movements, and Bitter Winter, an online magazine about religious issues in China. CESNUR sponsors annual conferences; its 2019 conference was attended by over 200 individuals.

  1. ^ Chryssides, George D. (2012). Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8108-6194-7.
  2. ^ a b c Kent, Stephen A. (January 2001). "The French and German versus American debate over 'new religions', Scientology and human rights". Marburg Journal of Religion. 6 (1). University of Marburg: 15. doi:10.17192/mjr.2001.6.3742.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference L'Humanité was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference kwaad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Human Rights without frontiers release white paper on Coronavirus". Risingbd.com. Dhaka. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Een sektencongres kan nooit rustig zijn" [A sect congress can never be quiet]. Trouw (in Dutch). 7 August 1997. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024.

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