Catherine Wessinger

Catherine Wessinger () is an American religion scholar. She is the Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions at Loyola University New Orleans where she teaches religious studies with a main research focus on millennialism, new religions, women and religion, and religions of India. Wessinger is co-general editor of ''Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions''. She served as a consultant to federal law enforcement during the Montana Freemen standoff and has been cited for her expertise concerning the Branch Davidians and other apocalyptic groups. She is the editor of the ''Women in Religions'' series at New York University Press and she is co-editor of the ''Women in the World's Religions and Spirituality Project'', part of the ''World Religions and Spirituality Project''. Provided by Wikipedia