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 80
... particularly noteworthy vision of Swedenborg's was that in which he saw the New Jerusalem descending from heaven to earth , as described by John in the Book of Revelation ( Revelation 21 ) . Swedenborg interpreted this vision not as a ...
... particularly noteworthy vision of Swedenborg's was that in which he saw the New Jerusalem descending from heaven to earth , as described by John in the Book of Revelation ( Revelation 21 ) . Swedenborg interpreted this vision not as a ...
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... particularly against such a respected leader as the Dalai Lama was surprising , to say the least . If the Dalai Lama is to be regarded as the spiritual leader and the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism , then any group that attempts to ...
... particularly against such a respected leader as the Dalai Lama was surprising , to say the least . If the Dalai Lama is to be regarded as the spiritual leader and the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism , then any group that attempts to ...
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... particularly evident to the authorities in the former communist regimes that it is virtually impossible to stamp out the religious practices of the faithful . What they can do , however , is to encourage certain types of religious ...
... particularly evident to the authorities in the former communist regimes that it is virtually impossible to stamp out the religious practices of the faithful . What they can do , however , is to encourage certain types of religious ...
Contents
The suicide cults | 33 |
The old new religions | 77 |
The New Christian movements 120 2 | 120 |
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