Australian universities’ warning students about “cults” may end up making them more dangerous for anyone who identifies with a religion.
Geraldine Smith
Geraldine Smith
Geraldine Smith is an interdisciplinary scholar in the fields of studies in religion, sociology of religion, and performance studies. She works as an associate lecturer and researcher at the University of Tasmania and the University of Sydney. Her doctoral research was on the role of multifaith events in facilitating respectful relations between religiously diverse communities and was part of the Australian Research Council Discovery Project “Religious Diversity in Australia: Strategies to Maintain Social Cohesion.” She has published on the multifaith movement, digital activism, religious belonging amongst young people, and new religions. She is currently a co-author on a forthcoming book on the history of new religions in Australia.