George D. Chryssides
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Dr George D. Chryssides was a senior lecturer and Head of Religious Studies at the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences of the University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...

 now working for Birmingham University.

Chryssides holds a M.A. in Philosophy and a B.D. in Systematic Theology from the University of Glasgow
and a D.Phil. in Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...

 from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

. He has a particular interest in new religious movements, on which he has published extensively.

Books

  • The A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses. Scarecrow Press, 2009 (pbk), ISBN 0-8108-6891-1
  • Unitarian Perspectives on Contemporary Social Issues. London: Lindsey Press, 2003.
  • Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements. Lanham, Maryland, and London: Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8108-4095-2
  • Exploring New Religions. London: Cassell, 1999. ISBN 0-304-33651-3 (hbk), ISBN 0-304-33652-1 (pbk).
  • The Elements of Unitarianism. Element Books Ltd, 1998. ISBN 1-86204-247-0
  • The Advent of Sun Myung Moon: The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church. UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 1991. ISBN 9780333496985

Articles

  • "Is God a Space Alien? The Cosmology of the Raëllian Church", Culture and Cosmos, vol. 4, no 1, pp. 36-53.
  • "The New Age: A Survey and Critique", Global Dialogue, vol. 2, no 1, Winter 2000, pp. 109-119. ISSN 1450-0590.

External links

  • New Religious Movements - Some Problems of Definition, Internet Journal of Religion 1997, Available online
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