Reender Kranenborg (born 1942-2020) is a former editor of the magazine ''Religious Movement in the Netherlands'' published by the institute of religious studies of the Free University in Amsterdam. He received his PhD in the theological faculty about the subject of

self-realization Self-realization is an expression used in Western psychology, philosophy, and spirituality; and in Indian religions. In the Western understanding, it is the "fulfillment by oneself of the possibilities of one's character or personality" (s ...

. He stated in the dissertation that he had attempted to research the subject following the norms of religious studies, not a theological one. He had, until his retirement, a seat at the ''Comitato Scientifico'' (scientific committee) of the

CESNUR CESNUR (Centro Studi sulle Nuove Religioni, "Center for Studies on New Religions"), is a non-profit organization based in Turin, Italy that studies new religious movements and opposes the anti-cult movement. It was established in 1988 by Massimo ...

Selected bibliography

;English *''The Presentation of the Essenes in Western Esotericism.'' ''

Journal of Contemporary Religion The ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'' is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal which covers anthropological, sociological, psychological and philosophical aspects of religion. History and format The journal was established in 1985 as '' ...

'', 13 (2): 245- 256. (1998). * ''New Religions in a Postmodern World'' (2003) Reender Kranenborg and

Mikael Rothstein Mikael Rothstein (born 8 May 1961) is an associate professor of religious history at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rothstein earned his PhD in 1993 and became a Lector at the University of Copenhagen in 2001.Bente Clausen ...

(Eds.)

Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...

Press *''Field Notes: Efraim: A New Apocalyptic Movement in the Netherlands'' in Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 2004, Vol. 7, No. 3, Pages 81–91. * ''Revelation and Experience in the Theosophical Tradition''. A paper presented at

2004 international conference, Baylor University, Waco (Texas), June 18-June 20, 2000
Available online
;Dutch *'' Zelfverwerkelijking: oosterse religies binnen een westerse subcultuur'' (1974) uitgegeven door J.H Kok Kampen Ph.D. dissertation *'' Transcendente meditatie: Verlangen naar zinvol leven en religie'', uitgegeven door Kok (1977) *''Oosterse geloofsbewegingen in het Westen: Bhagwan-beweging, Hare Krishna gemeenschap, Transcendente Meditatie, Healthy-Happy-Holy-Organization,

Divine Light Mission The Divine Light Mission (''Divya Sandesh Parishad''; DLM) was an organization founded in 1960 by guru Hans Ji Maharaj for his following in northern India. During the 1970s, the DLM gained prominence in the West under the leadership of his fourth a ...

Yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...

, Verenigingskerk'' (1982), uitgegeven door Zomer en Keuning - Ede, *''Een nieuw licht of de kerk?: bijdragen van nieuwe religieuze bewegingen voor de kerk van vandaag'' (1984), uitgegeven door Boekencentrum 's-Gravenhage *''De School voor Filosofie als neo-hindoeïstische beweging'' (Religieuze bewegingen in Nederland), VU Uitgeverij (1985) *''Woorden van de Meesters. Teksten van hedendaagse Indiase denkers over God, mens en wereld''. Bijeengebracht, vertaald en ingeleid door Reender Kranenborg, Delft, Meinema, 1988, *''Reïncarnatie en Christelijk geloof'', Kampen, KOK, 1989, *Kranenborg Reender Dr., Stoker Wessel, red, ''Religies en (on)gelijkheid in een plurale samenleving'', Leuven / Apeldoorn, Garant, 1995, *''Neohindoeïstische bewegingen in Nederland : een encyclopedisch overzicht'', uitgegeven door Kampen Kok (2002) ;French *Jean-François Mayer (editor) en Reender Kranenborg (editor), ''La naissance des nouvelles religions'', uitgegeven door Georg, Genève, Switzerland, 2004) ;German * Selbstverwirklichung ;Italian *''L’induismo'' published by Elledici, Leumann (Torino) 2003,

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kranenborg, Reender 1942 births Living people Religious philosophers Researchers of new religious movements and cults Critics of the Unification Church CESNUR Western esotericism scholars