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Book Review: Children in New Religions

Shane Dussault 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 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 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 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 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 May 26, 2019

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

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Abstract: Sacred Land and Secular Concerns: When the Archangels Disregard Zoning By- Laws

Marie-Ève Melanson May 20, 2019

To be presented in at the Association for the Sociology of Religion’s 81st Annual Meeting, “Engaging Religion in a Contested Age”. In the developing post-industrial “Abstract: Sacred Land and Secular Concerns: When the Archangels Disregard Zoning By- Laws”

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Conference: Minors in Minority Religions (April 18, 2019)

Shane Dussault March 31, 2019

Our research group will be presenting at McGill’s Birk’s Building on April 18, 2019 from 12pm-3pm.

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The Oneida Perfectionists, circa 1875

Shane Dussault 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”

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Conference: Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control (November 28, 2018)

Shane Dussault October 20, 2018

Our research group will be presenting at McGill’s Birk’s Building on November 28, 2018.

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Research Project

Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control, 1950-2020

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Recent posts

  • Book Review: Children in New Religions December 20, 2020
  • FOREF Interview about the Uyghurs October 12, 2020
  • ABC News Interview with Susan Palmer September 30, 2019
  • Two Presentations in Australia: “Minors in Minority Relgions: The Delicate Balance between Religious Freedom and the Well-being of the Child” September 11, 2019
  • Children and Harm in New Religious Movements (PowerPoint) May 26, 2019

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 susan.palmer@mcgill.ca