GRIS di Roma Italy based organization for the study of NRMs. Includes articles from "Cults & Society: An Internet Journal", press articles, and related documents. Site in English, Italian, and French. http://www.grisroma.it/

Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) Established in 1988 and recognized in Italy as a public cultural institution in 1996, CESNUR is an international research center in the field of religious studies and new religious movements. http://www.cesnur.org/

Religious Movements Jeffrey K. Hadden's extensive collection of resources covering cults, sects, and new and established religions. Includes profiles and links for over 200 religious movements, discussion of cult group controversies, and teaching course materials. http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/

New Religious Movements Group An American Academy of Religion program unit engaging in the scholarly study of NRMs. Outline of activities and links to journals, directories, and professional societies. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/aar-nrm/

Cults and Religion: Nurelweb Includes complete texts of selected academic works, an exploration of African religions, and a mailing list: nurel-l. http://www.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/

Academic Info: New Religious Movements An annotated directory of Internet resources for the study of NRMs and alternative spirituality. Includes categories for academic study, Christian and secular responses, and specific movements. http://www.academicinfo.net/nrms.html

INFORM: Information Network Focus on Religious Movements London School of Economics based charity providing information about NRMs. Listing of events and seminars. http://www.inform.ac/infmain.html

AFF's Cult Information Service Resources concerning psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements. Includes conferences, full text essays, study guides, and details of periodicals. http://www.csj.org/

Online Texts About Cults and New Religious Movements Extensive listing of links to complete text articles. http://www.skepsis.nl/onlinetexts.html

Cults: From Positive to Homicidal Faith Groups Essays from the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance cover cults, NRMs, the counter-cult movement, and attitudes toward minority religions. http://www.religioustolerance.org/cultmenu.htm

The French and German versus American Debate Over "New Religions," Scientology, and Human Rights Stephen A. Kent examines the sociological reasons for European government concern over new religious movements, and analyzes the State Department's apparent acceptance of Scientologists' claims of human rights abuses. [Marburg Journal of Religion] http://www.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/kent2.html

The Reliability of Apostate Testimony About New Religious Movements Study by Dr. Kliever of Southern Methodist University. http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Kliever/

When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters Article by Stephen A. Kent and Theresa Krebs sounds the alarm about trusting researchers being co-opted by the groups they study, thus bringing the social study of religion into disrepute. http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c25.html

The Parrotfish Company Multicultural and religious resources for use in schools and other educational settings, also photographs, children's workshops and in service training for teachers. http://www.parrotfish.co.uk/