Jean-Pierre Chantin (born 1961) is a French historian of religion and author, associated with the University of Lyon.
He specializes in the history of religion in France, including the Catholic Church and the role of new religious movements.
[1] He specialized in the history of religion in France, including the Catholic Church and the role of new religious movements.
[4] In 2001 he was the chief editor of the Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine 2001 volume, Les Marges du christianisme, published by Éditions Beauchesne [fr].
[5][6] In 2004 he published a 157-page study on French sects from 1905 to 2000, asking: "disputes or religious innovations?"