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The Fate of the Charismatic Leader’s Consort: Ma Yoga Vivek, the Intimate Companion of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh/Osho

Shane Dussault Ovadia May 23, 2021

Read Susan Palmer’s new article on Ma Yoga Vivek. We’ve included a PowerPoint presentation on her research!

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Media Review: NXVIM and #MeToo, by Susan Palmer

Shane Dussault Ovadia May 21, 2021

Read Susan Palmer’s review af two series on NXVIM, Seduced: Inside the NXVIM Cult (2020) and The Vow (2020). Susan J. Palmer; NXIVM and #MeToo. Nova “Media Review: NXVIM and #MeToo, by Susan Palmer”

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ESSWE Online Lecture Series 2021

Shane Dussault Ovadia April 21, 2021

The ESSWE Online Lecture Series explores new approaches and topics of general interest in the interdisciplinary field of the study of esotericism. The aim of “ESSWE Online Lecture Series 2021”

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Book Review: Children in New Religions

Shane Dussault Ovadia December 20, 2020

Here’s a book review by Annabel Carr (2017) on one of Susan Palmer’s books, “Children in New Religions” (1999).

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FOREF Interview about the Uyghurs

Shane Dussault Ovadia October 12, 2020

Our researchers have worked on the Uyghurs and interviewed refugees in Canada. The Forum for Religious Freedom Europe (FOREF) interviewed Susan Palmer and Marie-Ève Melanson “FOREF Interview about the Uyghurs”

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ABC News Interview with Susan Palmer

Shane Dussault Ovadia September 30, 2019

During her visit to Australia, Susan Palmer was interviewed by the ABC. This led to an news article and an episode on “God Forbid” which “ABC News Interview with Susan Palmer”

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Two Presentations in Australia: “Minors in Minority Relgions: The Delicate Balance between Religious Freedom and the Well-being of the Child”

Shane Dussault Ovadia September 11, 2019

Dr. Palmer is invited to present two lectures in Australia, one at Western Sydney University on the 17th of Sep. 2019, and another at Australian “Two Presentations in Australia: “Minors in Minority Relgions: The Delicate Balance between Religious Freedom and the Well-being of the Child””

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Children and Harm in New Religious Movements (PowerPoint)

Shane Dussault Ovadia May 26, 2019

Since this offers a quick overview of some issues in the field, we decided to share one of Dr. Palmer’s PowerPoint presentations used as part “Children and Harm in New Religious Movements (PowerPoint)”

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Podcast with Dr. Palmer on “Children in New Religious Movements”

Shane Dussault Ovadia May 26, 2019

You can listen to the podcast (or read the transcript) here.

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The Oneida Perfectionists, circa 1875

Shane Dussault Ovadia January 1, 2019

We chose for our website 19th century drawings of life in the Oneida Perfectionist Community, an utopian commune that existed in New York state (1848-1880) founded by “The Oneida Perfectionists, circa 1875”

Research Project

Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control, 1950-2020

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Recent posts

  • The Fate of the Charismatic Leader’s Consort: Ma Yoga Vivek, the Intimate Companion of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh/Osho May 23, 2021
  • Media Review: NXVIM and #MeToo, by Susan Palmer May 21, 2021
  • ESSWE Online Lecture Series 2021 April 21, 2021
  • Book Review: Children in New Religions December 20, 2020
  • FOREF Interview about the Uyghurs October 12, 2020

Our approach

They lived in the children's house

« … they lived in the Children’s House … »

Our research group studies past and present alternative religions like the Oneida Perfectionists (illustrated above and elsewhere on this website). Some of these groups have controversial child-rearing practices. It is our task to collect and provide information about children’s lives in minority religions which is accurate, up-to-date, and based on evidence. Our discipline requires that we maintain an objective value-free stance.

If you have any concerns, please contact our Principal Investigator at [email protected]

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