Exploring New ReligionsCassell, 1999 - 405 pages Adopting an objective stance, this book examines the teachings and practices of a wide variety of new religious groups. The first two chapters raise general issues about cults, such as definitions, statistics, evangelization tactics, issues of public concern and methods of study. Subsequent chapters deal with new religions by genre - the older minority groups, New Christian groups, Hindu and Buddhist groups, the self-religions and the New Age. Each of these chapters begins with a general discussion of the background to each type of movement and selects three representative movements for greater in-depth study. |
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... NRMs . Their treatment acknowledges NRMs ' existence as an interesting societal phenomenon , but remains neutral on the question of whether the beliefs and practices of these religious minorities are themselves worthy of study from a ...
... NRMs . Their treatment acknowledges NRMs ' existence as an interesting societal phenomenon , but remains neutral on the question of whether the beliefs and practices of these religious minorities are themselves worthy of study from a ...
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... NRMs ' own source material , other academic writing , and whatever counter - cult material helps to shed light on NRMs ' origins , beliefs and practices . This has been supplemented wherever possible with conversations with adherents ...
... NRMs ' own source material , other academic writing , and whatever counter - cult material helps to shed light on NRMs ' origins , beliefs and practices . This has been supplemented wherever possible with conversations with adherents ...
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... new religious movements have tested liberal democracy's limits of tolerance . It is widely believed that the activities of NRMs need to be curtailed , if not by legislation , at least by warnings , forceful counter- argument , and in ...
... new religious movements have tested liberal democracy's limits of tolerance . It is widely believed that the activities of NRMs need to be curtailed , if not by legislation , at least by warnings , forceful counter- argument , and in ...
Contents
The suicide cults | 33 |
The old new religions | 77 |
The New Christian movements 120 2 | 120 |
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anti-cult Applewhite avatar Baba Baba's Baha'i Baha'u'llah baptism became believed Bible body Brahma Kumaris Britain Buddha Buddhism ceremony Christ Chryssides Church of Scientology claim counter-cult cult Dalai Lama death devotees Dianetics disciples divine doctrines Dorje Shugden Erhard evangelical example existence faith Family Findhorn followers founder-leader Glastonbury God's gohonzons groups Hindu Hinduism Holy human important ISKCON Jehovah's Witnesses Jesus Army Jesus Fellowship Church Jones Jonestown Jouret known Krishna latihan Latter-day Saints leader lifestyle living London Maharishi mainstream Christianity Mambro mantra marriage means meditation messiah mind Mormon Nichiren Nichiren Shoshu NRMs offer one's organization original Osho physical powers Prabhupada practice problems prophet Rajneesh Rastafarians regarded relationship religion religious movements Revelation Sangharakshita sannyasins scripture sect seminars sexual Society Soka Gakkai Solar Temple soul spiritual Subud Subuh taught teachings Tibetan tradition truth Unification Church Watchtower Western Buddhist Order Wicca worship