The purpose of The Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM) is to develop and maintain a world centre of excellence in the critical study of apocalyptic and millenarian movements and to aid the public understanding of the legacies and future possibilities of these crucial, creative and often misunderstood forms of human culture.
The Centre is an initiative of the Panacea Charitable Trust in Bedford, UK created by Panacea trustees, Dr. Justin Meggitt, Dr. Naomi Hilton and Prof. Christopher Rowland. The Academic Director is Prof. James Crossley, and the Academic Co-Director is Dr. Alastair Lockhart.
Developing and maintaining a world centre of excellence in the critical study of apocalyptic and millenarian movements and aid the public understanding of the legacies and future possibilities of these crucial, creative and often misunderstood forms of human culture.
CenSAMM exists in both the physical world in the form of symposia and interviews, and online as written, digitised and recorded resources.