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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Page 32
... attempt at taxonomy , not so much as an attempt to find neat pigeon - holes into which various new religions fit , but rather as a set of ingredients which different NRMs possess in differing degrees . Most religions have syncretized ...
... attempt at taxonomy , not so much as an attempt to find neat pigeon - holes into which various new religions fit , but rather as a set of ingredients which different NRMs possess in differing degrees . Most religions have syncretized ...
Page 106
... attempt to answer the question of how those who claim to accept the inerrancy of scripture deal with the so - called Old Testament . Christian fundamentalists might claim to accept that all scripture is inspired , indeed authoritative ...
... attempt to answer the question of how those who claim to accept the inerrancy of scripture deal with the so - called Old Testament . Christian fundamentalists might claim to accept that all scripture is inspired , indeed authoritative ...
Page 359
... attempt at litigation was unsuccessful , some counter - cult activities have either brought or encouraged similar law suits in the hope that an NRM might eventually become bankrupt . The counter - cult movement did not remain content ...
... attempt at litigation was unsuccessful , some counter - cult activities have either brought or encouraged similar law suits in the hope that an NRM might eventually become bankrupt . The counter - cult movement did not remain content ...
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