A Reader in New Religious Movements
Readings in the Study of New Religious Movements
Margaret Wilkins
(Author)
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Description
There are over 600 New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Great Britain alone, and more than 2000 in the United States.
A Reader in New Religious Movements provides an introduction to the main teachings of a selection of these organizations, focusing on those that are well established in the West.
The contemporary-and in some cases controversial-NRMs covered include the Unification Church, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Family, Osho, Soka Gakkai International and the Western Buddhist Order.
Product Details
| Publisher | Continuum |
| Publish Date | July 01, 2005 |
| Pages | 442 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardcover |
| EAN/UPC | 9780826461674 |
| Dimensions | 9.6 X 6.7 X 1.0 inches | 2.0 pounds |
About the Author
George D. Chryssides is a Visiting Research Fellow at York St John University, UK, and was formerly Head of Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.
Margaret Wilkins is a freelance writer and researcher.
Reviews
""This is an excellent anthology and sourcebook on a number of prominent new religious movements, containing original writings of several founders and members of some of the more controversial and well-known 'cults.' The editors have assisted the reader by furnishing substantial introductions to segments of the volume, setting the selections within a sociological informed context.... This book is a valuable reference for scholars and laypersons alike, as they try to comprehend the continuing development of new religious movements in contemporary societies." James T. Richardson, Journal of Church and State, Spring 2007" --James T. Richardson. Journal of Church and State, Spring 2007
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