It's probably a telling mark of my own levels of geekiness that I get really excited when I find scholarly papers available online. Last month was the 2008 International Conference of the Center for Studies on New Religions, and now a number of the presentations are available to view online here: CESNUR Papers. This year's theme was "Research into Minority Religions, New Religious Movements and 'the New Spirituality", so the papers all follow along that very wide topic. If you have time, be sure to check out Suzanne Evans' The Rise and Fall of a Public Witch Hunt and The Role of Nature, Deities and Ancestors in Constructing Religious Identity in Contemporary Druidry by Michael T. Cooper.