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Providing information on minority religions, sects, spiritualities and 'cults'.
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Who we are We are an independent educational charity providing information about minority religions and sects which is as accurate, up-to-date and as evidence-based as possible. We exist to prevent harm based on misinformation about minority religions and sects by bringing the insights and methods of academic research into the public domain. Our name Inform is
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Contact Us Email and Phone Email: inform@kcl.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)20 7848 1132 Our phone line normally operates 10am - 4.30pm Monday - Wednesday However please email us to arrange a time to talk. Address Inform King’s College London Arts and Humanities Dept. of Theology and Religious Studies Bush House South East Wing 300 Strand London WC2R 1AE Newsletter
A Perturbed System: Religion and Climate Change from the End of a World, Crockford
A Perturbed System: Religion and Climate Change from the End of a World, Crockford
'Religion at the Boundaries' Blog
Religion At The Boundaries Blog | Substack
Religion At The Boundaries Blog | Substack
Religion at the Boundaries platforms innovative research on the topic of liminal religiosities and alternative spirituality. Click to read Religion At The Boundaries | INFORM, by INFORM Religion, a Substack publication. Launched 5 months ago.
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Submission Guidelines
Our submissions are currently open. If you would like to submit a piece, please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the submission guidelines listed below. Completed pieces or pitches should be sent to: informreligion@gmail.com.
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'Is this group harmful?'
'Is this group harmful?'
Is this group harmful? Some groups sometimes harm some people. But, simply because a beliefs and/or practices are unfamiliar, or new or 'different' does not mean that they are necessarily a cause for concern. Research shows that much of the 'conventional wisdom' about 'cults' or new religions is not always well-founded. Criminal, dangerous or even ‘anti-social’ behaviour
'When is a group a cult?'
'When is a group a cult?'
When is a Group a Cult? Inform believes it is important to recognise that definitions are man-made decisions. Exactly what characteristics are 'put together' under a label, and where the distinguishing boundaries are drawn between different phenomena, can vary from place to place and time to time. Furthermore, different people may use the same concept to refer
Guidelines for Friends & Family
Guidelines for Friends & Family
Guidelines for Friends & Family Inform is not an 'advice agency'. Our main aim is to help people by providing them with information that is as accurate and balanced as possible and by directing them towards other experts, and, when asked, to people with first-hand experience of the movements. However, scholarly research into religious movements has
Guidelines for 'Seekers'
Guidelines for 'Seekers'
Guidelines for 'Seekers' Inform has evidence to suggest that seekers sometimes commit themselves too quickly to a religious group or a meditation course which they initially experience as a ‘good fit’, without being fully aware of the particular worldview being offered, or the wide variety of approaches and techniques to religion and spirituality available. We
'Sources of Support' Leaflet
'Sources of Support' Leaflet
Current Projects
Religion and belief-related harassment in secondary schools - Nuffield Foundation
Religion and belief-related harassment in secondary schools - Nuffield Foundation
This project will explore pupils’ knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of religion and belief-related harassment in England’s...
Ex-Membership in New and Minority Religions | Jisc Online Surveys
Ex-Membership in New and Minority Religions | Jisc Online Surveys
Jisc Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
John Templeton Foundation - New Religiosity and the Digital Study of Eudaimonia
John Templeton Foundation - New Religiosity and the Digital Study of Eudaimonia
A comprehensive study creating the world's largest open-access dataset on contemporary religious movements, examining their impact on human flourishing and societal wellbeing through innovative digital humanities methods.
About the Project - 'Powerful Perpetrators' *TW - SA*
About the Project - 'Powerful Perpetrators' *TW - SA*
About the Project Project aims This study explores the nature and prevalence of sexual misconduct and abuse perpetrated by UK professionals. It also seeks to evaluate the disciplinary mechanisms us…
Resources
Archive and Database
Archive and Database
Archive and Database Significance of Collection Our archive provides an exceptional record of the diversity of new and minority religious groups in twentieth-century Britain. The archive is a unique source in its historical records of the transformations of religious groups, as well as the responses and reactions of the state and other
Group Info
Group Info
Individual Groups and Movements Inform takes every care to provide as accurate and balanced an account as possible, but we welcome corrections and comments. Please use the search function in the upper right hand corner to search, or contact Inform directly for more information. Some of our information has been commissioned by external organisations, particularly the
Factsheet: New Religious Movements
Factsheet: New Religious Movements
Conference & Event Recordings
New Religiosities in Contemporary Britain | INFORM Seminar May 2026
New Religiosities in Contemporary Britain | INFORM Seminar May 2026
Our May 2026 seminar considered the topic of 'new religiosities in contemporary Britain.' We were grateful to be joined by Dr Caroline Starkey, Dr Susannah C...
Public Health After Covid - INFORM Seminar
Public Health After Covid - INFORM Seminar
Round Table on Identifying, Naming and Treating Harm in New Religious Movements
Round Table on Identifying, Naming and Treating Harm in New Religious Movements
Religion Media Centre Briefing: Inform
Religion Media Centre Briefing: Inform
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