Those who claim religion is a mental illness clearly don't understand what a "mental illness" actually is.

Why does it look like GCRR hates religion? Some of it's b/c we have a dirty mind, and others b/c we engage in "abductive provocations." 😝

Hear from world-renowned investigator, Frank Zindler, about his new book, The Amityville Horror: An Inquest into Paranormal Claims.

There exists an important difference between Adverse Religious Experiences and Religious Trauma. Learn what the distinction really is.

Should critical investigators possess a “presumption of truthtelling” with regards to a claimant’s credibility until proven otherwise?

There are numerous other psychological and cognitive variables that distort people's memories of the paranormal.

Investigators first need to consider the potential for memory bias when attempting to corroborate paranormal claims.

Ascertain “witness suitability” by examining whether eyewitnesses were even capable of accurately perceiving the event in the first place.

To avoid an uncritical acceptance of paranormal claims, one ought to possess the character traits shared by highly effective investigators.

The purpose of this blog series is to expose paranormal investigators to the potential variables that could discredit a claimant’s story.

It's common to refer to the disruptive effects of religion as a "syndrome." But is religious trauma really a "syndrome"? We would argue, no.

Help support the world's first and most comprehensive sociological study on religious trauma.

New book publication from GCRR Press! God and Horrendous Suffering, Edited by John W. Loftus

New publication from SHERM Journal: "Epidemics and Religion: From Angry Gods and Offended Ancestors to Hungry Ghosts and Hostile Demons."

"Inference to the Best Explanation and Rejecting the Resurrection": A New SHERM Journal Article by Dr. David Kyle Johnson

Is a fetus' personhood status even relevant to the abortion debate?

New SHERM Journal publication by Dr. Richard Carrier, "Bayesian Reasoning’s Power to Challenge Religion and Empirically Justify Atheism."

Call for Papers! GCRR Press is releasing a large-scale publication that will offer an interdisciplinary examination of religious trauma.

Shockingly, there are few published articles discussing how, precisely, to engage in the social-historical method of research.

On the weekend of May 29-30, the Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) hosted the 2021 International eConference on Religious...