This page summarizes research completed as part of SSHRC-funded project, "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control, 1950-2020", including most of the content found on this website.
Research completed outside of this project is prefaced with an asterix (*).
| Group | Research |
|---|---|
| General | Article: "Quebec's New Religions in Social and Historical Context", by Susan J. Palmer. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau. *Article: “Caught Up in the Cult Wars: Confessions of a New Religious Movement Researcher”, by Susan J. Palmer. Published in "Deviance Across Cultures: Constructions of Difference", edited by Robert Heiner, 2nd edition (NY: Oxford UP, 2014). *Podcast: ”Children and New Religious Movements”, by Susan J. Palmer. Published by The Religious Studies Project, December 14, 2018. *PowerPoint: “Children and Harm in New Religious Movements”, by Susan J. Palmer |
| Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) | Presentation: "Survivalist Children: Growing Up in the Church Universal and Triumphant (Montana, 1980-9)," by Lianne Koren, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019. |
| Sons of Freedom Doukhobors | Presentation: "History of the Canadian Doukhobors and the Rise and Incarceration of the Sons of Freedom," by Shane Dussault, at the McGill/CREOR "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control" conference, November 28, 2018. |
| Essene Church (Église essénienne) | Presentation: "Alternative and Spiritual Education in Québec: The Case of the Cité Écologique and the Essene Church", by Marie-Ève Melanson, at the McGill/CREOR "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control" conference, November 28, 2018. Presentation: "Sacred Land and Secular Concerns: When the Archangels Disregard Zoning By-Laws," by Marie-Ève Melanson, to be presented in NYC for the ASR on August 11, 2019. Article: "The Christian Essene Church: Freedom of Religion in the 'Land of the Maple'", by Marie-Ève Melanson. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau. |
| Love Israel Family | Presentation: "Raising Children as 'Physically Immortal' in a Polygamous Commune: The Love Israel Family (Seattle, 1984-2003)," by Shannon Clusel, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019. |
| Old Order Mennonites | Presentation: "State Seizure of Manitoba's Old Order Mennonite Children: How It Was Resolved", by Susan J. Palmer, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019. |
| Mission de l'Esprit Saint | Article: "La Mission de l'Esprit Saint and Quebec's Holy Spirit Incarnate", by Susan J. Palmer and Dell J. Rose. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau. |
| Na Nach Breslov Hassidim | Article: “Cults” and Enslavement via Brainwashing in Israeli Justice: The Case of Daniel Ambash," by Susan J. Palmer (Journal of CESNUR | 2/6, 2018) |
| Roch Thériault's Ant Hill Kidz | Article: WRSP profile, by Andrew Ames and Susan Palmer Conference: "The Ant Hill Kids of Roch “Moïse” Thériault", by Andrew Ames (with McGill's CREOR on November 28, 2018) Article: "Roch Theriault and the Holy Moses Mountain Family", by Anthony Ames. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau. |
| Society of Saint Pius X | Presentation: "Children's Education in Traditionalist Settings: The Case of the Society of Saint Pius X," by Marie-Ève Melanson, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019. |
| Order of the Solar Temple (Ordre du Temple Solaire) | Presentation: "The Solar Temple in Quebec", by Shannon Clusel, at the McGill/CREOR "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control" conference, November 28, 2018. Article: "The Solar Temple: The Last 'Transit' in Saint Casimir, Quebec", by Shannon Clusel and Susan J. Palmer. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau. |
| Church of Scientology | Book Review: "The Thunderstorms of Eden: The odyssey of a second-generation cult survivor and her recovery from child abuse, Sandra Kay (2018)," by Shane Dussault |
| Tosher Hassidim | Presentation: "Ex-Hassid Sues Québec For Lack of an Education: Secular Imperatives vs Preservation of Religious Community," by Shane Dussault, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019. |
| Twelve Tribes | *Article: "Update on the Raid of the Children of the Twelve Tribes in Germany", by Susan J. Palmer and Listelotte Frisk. Published by CESNUR. *Article: "Apostates and their Role in the Construction of Grievance Claims against the Northeast Kingdom Messianic Communities", by Susan J. Palmer. Ppublished by the Twelve Tribes. |