About the lecture
New religious movements are among the most discussed religious phenomena of our time. Since their emergence in the 1960s, they have attracted scholars of religion, sociologists and theologians, most of whom have examined how they arise and how their emergence relates to changes in modern Western society. This lecture considers their appearance in the religious life of the former Soviet-bloc countries. It focuses on their establishment during the 1990s, amid growing religious pluralism and the weakening position of traditional religious institutions. It also addresses associated controversies and the main factors shaping their development over the past twenty years.
Lecturer Doc. PhDr. David Václavík, PhD., completed both his doctorate and habilitation in Brno. His research focuses on the changing role of religion in modern society. He has published numerous studies and books, including the monographs Náboženství a moderní česká společnost (Religion and Modern Czech Society) and Sociologie nových náboženských hnutí (Sociology of New Religious Movements). He has explored these issues in international and national research projects, including Religion and Values in Central and Eastern Europe and the Detraditionalisation of Religion in the Czech Republic after 1989. He is active in professional organisations such as the European Association for the Study of Religion, the International Study of Religion in Central and Eastern Europe Association, and the Czech Association for the Study of Religions. Increasingly, his work also addresses politics and religion, the ‘clash of civilisations’, and religion's role in the so-called refugee crisis.
Lecture venue:
Cultural and Educational Centre, State Scientific Library in Košice, Pribinova 1, Košice
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Lecture date and time: 17. 4. 2019 at 16:30 – 18:00
The lecture series was supported using public funds by the Slovak Arts Council.
