Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU:
Academic West, Room 204
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Department of Global Humanities and Religions, English Department, Department of History, WWU Honors College, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Department of Philosophy, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
16th Annual Distinguished Speaker of the Department of Global Humanities and Religions
Description
Often described as cults, new religious movements fascinate and terrify people around the world. NRMs are titillating in large part because their very essence seems filled with deviant beliefs, perverse practices, and dangerous possibilities. Yet this essentialist view of new religions is inaccurate. Eruptions of extreme violence are the exceptions, rather than the rule, for new and minority religions. These groups are generally nonviolent and wish for nothing more than to follow their consciences in peace. Indeed, the greater threat of violence today comes from state actors that seek to suppress religionists whom they consider deviant, criminal, or traitorous.
Featuring:
Rebecca Moore is Emerita Professor of Religion at San Diego State University. She is currently Series Editor for the Cambridge University Press Elements in New Religious Movements and Reviews Editor for Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, published by University of Pennsylvania Press. Her books Beyond Brainwashing: Perspectives on Cultic Violence (2018) and Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the 21st Century (2022) were published by Cambridge University Press.
Questions and Accommodations
- Your point of contact for this event is Maureen Christman. Call (360) 650-3030 or email GHR@wwu.edu.
- Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is appreciated. Please mention your needs when registering.
- There will be auto-captions for the Zoom webinar.
Visitor Parking at WWU on Weekdays
- Mon-Fri, 7:00am-4:30pm: limited paid parking is available at the south C lots and north 6V and 7G lots.
- Purchase your permit at the lot pay stations or use the Parkmobile app.
- More parking details for campus visitors are available online.
Parking at WWU on Weekdays for Visitors with Disabilities
- Mon-Fri, 7:00am-4:30pm: both a WWU permit and state disability placard are needed.
- Purchase your permit at the pay stations in lot C or 6V or use the Parkmobile app (use Zone 1200). This allows parking in any disability space. If these are full, you can use a non-reserved space nearby.
- More parking details for campus visitors with disabilities are available online.
The views expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.