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The Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM) was established to promote high quality critical and academic research into apocalyptic and millenarian movements across time, place and culture.

The Centre was established by Panacea Charitable Trust trustees, Dr Naomi Hilton (University of Cambridge and Victoria University of Wellington), Dr Justin Meggitt (Cambridge University Senior Lecturer in the Critical Study of Religion), and Prof. Christopher Rowland (formerly University of Oxford Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture). Their vision was to establish “a world centre of excellence in the critical study of apocalyptic and millenarian movements and aid the public understanding of the legacies and future possibilities of these crucial, creative and often misunderstood forms of human culture.”

CenSAMM is a non-religious and non-partisan organisation; the Centre seeks to promote academic rigour and critical inquiry, with an inclusive and interdisciplinary scope.The academic directors are Prof. James Crossley (Professor of Bible, Society, and Politics at MF Oslo) and Dr Alastair Lockhart (Fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge).

There is more information about the Trustees and Directors on the people pages.

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Deadline Extended to 21 March: Apocalyptic Nostalgia? Cold War Imagery in Popular Culture

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Deadline Extended to 21 March: Apocalyptic Nostalgia? Cold War Imagery in Popular Culture

March 7, 2023

Extended deadline for the Apocalyptic Nostalgia? Cold War Imagery in Popular Culture conference: 21 March 2023.

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CFP: Annual Conference: Environmental Endings and Religious Futures. Deadline: 19 May 2023

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CFP: Annual Conference: Environmental Endings and Religious Futures. Deadline: 19 May 2023

March 7, 2023

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for our 2023 annual conference, held in collaboration with the British Association for the

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Ozzy and Enoch:  How Black Sabbath Reinvented Apocalyptic Literature, by Jack Holloway

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Ozzy and Enoch: How Black Sabbath Reinvented Apocalyptic Literature, by Jack Holloway

February 1, 2023

“Storm coming, you’d better hide.” So sings Ozzy Osbourne ... They were an apocalyptic band in an apocalyptic time.

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CFP: The Brethren and the Last Things Conference, 4-6 July 2023

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CFP: The Brethren and the Last Things Conference, 4-6 July 2023

January 17, 2023

The Brethren Archivists and Historians Network has published the call for papers for the 11th International Brethren History Conference

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The Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements - supported by CenSAMM - provides independent, scholarly, open-access information about apocalyptic and millenarian movements.

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Artist in Residence

Leila Johnston

Leila Johnston

Leila was our artist in residence for our AI and Apocalypse conference. She is an artist and writer working with speculative science and technology ideas.

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Michael Takeo Magruder

Michael Takeo Magruder

Michael Takeo Magruder's 'De / coding the Apocalypse' was redesigned and installed in the Panacea Museum for our conference'Apocalypse in Art'

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      • James Crossley
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    • MF Norwegian School of Theology
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  • Conferences
    • Apocalyptic Nostalgia? Cold War Imagery in Popular Culture
    • The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus
    • The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements Conference 2022
    • The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements Conference 2021
    • Apocalypse and Utopia, 1914-1945
    • Video Games and Religion: Apocalypse and Utopia
    • Apocalypticism and Millenarian Movements in the Ancient World
    • Virtual Symposium: The Cold War and the End Times
    • The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements Conference 2020
    • The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements Conference 2019
    • Natural Disasters and the Apocalypse (1500 to Present) Sept 13, 2018
    • Apocalypse in Art: The Creative Unveiling (June 28 and 29, 2018)
      • Apocalypse in Art: The Creative Unveiling (June 2018) media archive
    • AI and Apocalypse (April 5 and 6, 2018)
      • AI and Apocalypse conference (April 2018) media archive
    • Archive 2017
  • Resources
    • Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CDAMM)
    • Online resources (open-access videos and podcasts)
      • General themes and topics
      • Biblical, early Christian, and early Jewish millenarian and apocalyptic movements
        • Apocalypticism and related ideas in the Bible, early Judaism and early Christianity
        • Jesus and the Gospels
        • Paul
        • Book of Revelation
        • Gnosticism
      • Medieval
      • Reformation, early modern and nineteenth century
      • Twentieth century and contemporary
        • Waco, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians
      • Culture
      • AI
      • Environmental issues
    • Profiles of Millenarian & Apocalyptic Movements
      • Brahma Kumaris
      • Branch Davidians
      • Christian Zionism
      • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      • Environmental Millenarianism
      • ISIS
      • Neturei Karta
      • Peoples Temple
      • Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
      • Rastafari
      • Sadrist Movement
      • Standing Rock Sioux
      • Strauss-Howe Generational Theory
      • Survivalists
      • Technological Millenarianism
    • CenSAMM Videos
    • Movies & Books
    • Links to external resources about apocalyticism and millenarianism
  • Contact
    • Leila Johnston: CenSAMM Artist in Residence for 'AI and Apocalypse'
    • Michael Takeo Magruder: CenSAMM Artist in Residence for 'Apocalypse in Art: The Creative Unveiling'

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