George Chryssides on Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion

Greater attention is needed to various concepts in the study of religion that may be assumed to be settled, but in reality need to be contested. George Chryssides discusses this in this episode, including concepts like “religion,” “world religion,” “cult,” and “new religious movement.” Chryssides is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at York St. John University, UK. His books include The Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying Christians, Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses second edition, Jehovah's Witnesses: Continuity and Change, The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements, and he is co-editor with Amy R. Whitehead of Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion.

Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion: A Critical Exploration (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/contested-concepts-in-the-study-of-religion-9781350243804/

George D. Chryssides: https://yorksj.academia.edu/GeorgeChryssides

Amy R. Whitehead: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=950550

Book launch Contested Concepts contributor discussion hosted by INFORM: https://youtu.be/U3QcYvuFknY

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