George Chryssides

George D. Chryssides (born 1945), is a research fellow with the University of Birmingham.

Chryssides holds a M.A. in Philosophy and a B.D. in Systematic Theology from the University of Glasgow and a D.Phil. in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Oxford. He has a particular interest in new religious movements, on which he has published extensively.

Works

Books

• Chryssides, George D. (1991). The Advent of Sun Myung Moon: The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-49698-5.
• —— (1998). The Elements of Unitarianism. Element Books. ISBN 1-86204-247-0.
• —— (1999). Exploring New Religions. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-33651-3.
• —— (2001). Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements. Lanham, Maryland, and London: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4095-2.
• —— (2003). Unitarian Perspectives on Contemporary Social Issues. London: Lindsey Press.
• —— (2008). Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-6074-0.
• —— (2009). The A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-6891-1.

Articles

• "Is God a Space Alien? The Cosmology of the Raëllian Church". Culture and Cosmos. 4 (1): 36–53.
• "The New Age: A Survey and Critique". Global Dialogue. 2 (1): 109–119. Winter 2000. ISSN 1450-0590.
• "New Religious Movements - Some Problems of Definition". Internet Journal of Religion. 1997.
• —— (2010). "How Prophecy Succeeds: The Jehovah's Witnesses and Prophetic Expectations". International Journal for the Study of New Religions. 1 (1): 39. doi:10.1558/ijsnr.v1i1.27. ISSN 2041-952X.