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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... problems , by building a few more homes for the destitute , or raising money for famine relief : religions aim to treat the cause , not the symptoms . Allied to this , there is a second characteristic of religion : religions hold that ...
... problems , by building a few more homes for the destitute , or raising money for famine relief : religions aim to treat the cause , not the symptoms . Allied to this , there is a second characteristic of religion : religions hold that ...
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... problems of achieving racial integration in his community , the prospect of establishing one's own prejudice- free society , and founding it upon the principles of early Christian communism must have had its appeal . However , the sheer ...
... problems of achieving racial integration in his community , the prospect of establishing one's own prejudice- free society , and founding it upon the principles of early Christian communism must have had its appeal . However , the sheer ...
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... problems of interpretation and generate ( real or apparent ) contradictions . The Unification Church cuts through all problems of interpretation by making Moon's revelations the final arbiter of religious truth , and by suggesting that ...
... problems of interpretation and generate ( real or apparent ) contradictions . The Unification Church cuts through all problems of interpretation by making Moon's revelations the final arbiter of religious truth , and by suggesting that ...
Contents
The suicide cults | 33 |
The old new religions | 77 |
The New Christian movements 120 2 | 120 |
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