Holy Lands and Sacred Histories in New Religious Movements
The 2017 CESNUR Conference
Monday July 3, 2017
Session 2
Holy City: Jerusalem in New Religious Movements
Chair: Milda ALISAUSKIENE
Is Nothing Sacred? Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Significance of
Bible Lands
George D. CHRYSSIDES, University of York St. John and
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Co-organized by:
Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR)
The Israeli Information Center for New Religious Movements (MEIDA)
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
The Goldstein-Goren International Center for Jewish Thought (Ben Gurion University)
International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR)