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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 is supported by the Panacea Charitable Trust, which is the non-religious successor organization to the Panacea Society, established when the Panacea Society ceased to exist as a religious community. (There is more information about the history and beliefs of the Panacea Society on the museum pages.) As such, while the Centre welcomes scholars of all religions and none, CenSAMM is not religiously aligned and seeks to foster scholarship in the field of apocalyptic and millenarian studies without taking a confessional standpoint. An important function of the Centre is promoting public understanding of the issues surrounding the study of apocalyptic and millenarian movements, and the nature and history of those movements in themselves. Thus, the Centre seeks to develop the research and scholars it supports to ensure that their scholarly endeavours are helped to translate into publicly accessible and useful sources of information.

The Centre was established in 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”. The academic directors are Prof. James Crossley (Professor of Bible, Society and Politics at MF Oslo) and Dr Alastair Lockhart (Fellow of Hughes Hall in the University of Cambridge), they were appointed to implement that vision for the Centre in 2018.

Core activities of the Centre include an annual conference, symposia, dissemination of research, support for events and scholars, and other projects that promote the mission of the Centre. As a non-religious and non-partisan organisation, the Centre seeks to promote academic rigour and critical inquiry, with an inclusive and interdisciplinary scope. We are always interested to hear from students, and emerging and established scholars with an interest in apocalyptic and millenarian studies; we can be contacted via info@censamm.org.


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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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