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 112
... true Church is not that of the first century common era , for that in itself was a corruption of the eternal Church ; the true Church is not what is described in the New Testament , for the Bible is a record of human corruption of God's ...
... true Church is not that of the first century common era , for that in itself was a corruption of the eternal Church ; the true Church is not what is described in the New Testament , for the Bible is a record of human corruption of God's ...
Page 131
... True Parents can become ' engrafted ' into the true family . ( Engrafting is a metaphor which Paul uses in the Bible to show how followers of Christ can become part of God's covenant offered to the Jewish people . ) The messianic ...
... True Parents can become ' engrafted ' into the true family . ( Engrafting is a metaphor which Paul uses in the Bible to show how followers of Christ can become part of God's covenant offered to the Jewish people . ) The messianic ...
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... true to oneself rather than conform to the dictates of a powerful collective organization ! The same holds true of the Roman Catholic Church , which seeks to impose strict rules governing one's sexual behaviour . Yet , by and large ...
... true to oneself rather than conform to the dictates of a powerful collective organization ! The same holds true of the Roman Catholic Church , which seeks to impose strict rules governing one's sexual behaviour . Yet , by and large ...
Contents
The suicide cults | 33 |
The old new religions | 77 |
The New Christian movements 120 2 | 120 |
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