Exploring New ReligionsBloomsbury Publishing, 1999 M12 1 - 416 pages An objective, well-researched history of contemporary new religions and cults.New religious movements - popularly known as cults - arouse strong public opinion and most books on the subject are polemical, giving hostile reaction rather than informed exploration. Exploring New Religions provides an account of a wide variety of new religions, focusing on their origins, beliefs and practices, which are set out in a dispassionate way, leaving readers to form their own value judgements. George Chryssides provides important analysis of the killer cults-the Jonestown People's Temple, Waco, the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate-examining the factors that made their followers willing to die for their cause. Older groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are discussed, and Chryssides traces the development of a variety of strands of spirituality, ranging from New Thought, Spiritualism and Theosophy. Subsequent chapters include the Baha'i, the Family (formerly Children of God), the Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON), the Jesus Army, the Rastafarians, the Church of Scientology, Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the Unification Church ('the Moonies'). Lower profile groups are also discussed including: EST (Erhard Seminar Training), the New Kadampa Tradition, Brahma Kumaris, Sai Baba, Subud and the Western Buddhist Order. A study of the New Age phenomenon, and an account of societal responses to new religions at religious, societal and political levels is also included. |
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Page 47
... according to the amount of light they possess at the time . Miller himself was unable to accept the notions of progressive truth and investigative judgement , and thus he and White had their separate followings . The ' Seventh - day ...
... according to the amount of light they possess at the time . Miller himself was unable to accept the notions of progressive truth and investigative judgement , and thus he and White had their separate followings . The ' Seventh - day ...
Page 58
... According to Palmer , one such publication reveals that Jouret lives on , perhaps having faked his death to avoid impending legal inquiries , while another alleges that events at the Solar Temple were a CIA conspiracy , to cover up a ...
... According to Palmer , one such publication reveals that Jouret lives on , perhaps having faked his death to avoid impending legal inquiries , while another alleges that events at the Solar Temple were a CIA conspiracy , to cover up a ...
Page 71
... According to the Heaven's Gate world - view , there are three kinds of living being : those on earth , those on the ' Next Evolutionary Kingdom Level Above Human ' , and the ' Luciferians ' . ( In his teachings to the community ...
... According to the Heaven's Gate world - view , there are three kinds of living being : those on earth , those on the ' Next Evolutionary Kingdom Level Above Human ' , and the ' Luciferians ' . ( In his teachings to the community ...
Page 73
... ( According to Heaven's Gate , only adults are capable of being used by members of the Next Level . ) Finally , Jesus ' resurrection equipped him with a new Next Level body , and his ascension into heaven in a cloud of light was his ...
... ( According to Heaven's Gate , only adults are capable of being used by members of the Next Level . ) Finally , Jesus ' resurrection equipped him with a new Next Level body , and his ascension into heaven in a cloud of light was his ...
Page 74
... According to Applewhite , time can be divided into three ages : past , present and future , each period being some 6000 years in duration . By 1997 the present age had attained its 6000 - year duration , and was suffering the effects of ...
... According to Applewhite , time can be divided into three ages : past , present and future , each period being some 6000 years in duration . By 1997 the present age had attained its 6000 - year duration , and was suffering the effects of ...
Contents
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3 The old new religions | 77 |
4 The New Christian movements | 120 |
5 New religions in the Hindu tradition | 164 |
6 New forms of Buddhism | 204 |
7 Independent new religions | 244 |
8 The Human Potential Movement | 278 |
9 New Age witchcraft and Paganism | 315 |
10 The countercult movement | 342 |
Statistical data | 366 |
Compendium | 370 |
Bibliography | 377 |
Index | 392 |
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