LSE: Inform Seminar : Innovation, violence and paralysis: how do minority religions cope with uncertainty?

Inform Seminar

7^th February 2015
London School of Economics, London, UK

This is advance notice for theFebruary Inform seminar.

Innovation, violence and paralysis: how do minority religions cope with uncertainty?

What happens when groups lose control of their own destiny? Whether it leads to violence, as in the case of Aum Shinrikyo’s response to a potential police investigation in 1995, or to non-violent innovations, as found in minority religions following the death of their founders or leaders, uncertainty and insecurity can lead to great change in the mission and even teachings of religious groups. What does it take to bring back certainty? Bringing together past and current members, as well as academics and practitioners this seminar will explore how minority religions and their members work with notions of uncertainty and insecurity.

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