Book Reviews: Cults, New Religious Movements, New Religions
So-called "cults," also known as New Religious Movements or New Religions, have been growing in number and popularity in recent years. They are especially strong in America but they have also made an impact in nations like Japan. Are they a danger to society? Should they have religious liberty or should they be monitored by the government? What do they believe?
The Pope's Armada
Are the ultratraditionalist movements in the Roman Catholic Church gaining more or less power? Is their influence over Church politics and the lives of Catholics growing stronger, or weaker? These are the sorts of questions which underlie Gordon Urquhart's project in his book The Pope's Armada.
Are the ultratraditionalist movements in the Roman Catholic Church gaining more or less power? Is their influence over Church politics and the lives of Catholics growing stronger, or weaker? These are the sorts of questions which underlie Gordon Urquhart's project in his book The Pope's Armada.
New Religions: A Guide - New Religious Movements, Sects, Spirituality
The religious diversity of modern America is obvious to anyone who takes a look around, yet knowing that diversity exists and understanding what it means for society is another matter entirely. A first step towards that is a better understanding of how some of these new religions and new religious groups relate to one another and what they actually believe.
The religious diversity of modern America is obvious to anyone who takes a look around, yet knowing that diversity exists and understanding what it means for society is another matter entirely. A first step towards that is a better understanding of how some of these new religions and new religious groups relate to one another and what they actually believe.
Odd Gods: New Religions & the Cult Controversy
There are a lot of small, new religions in the United States, and it seems that more pop up all the time. What are they and what do they want? Why are people attracted to them? Perhaps more importantly, how are we as individuals and as a society supposed to react to these new religious groups?
There are a lot of small, new religions in the United States, and it seems that more pop up all the time. What are they and what do they want? Why are people attracted to them? Perhaps more importantly, how are we as individuals and as a society supposed to react to these new religious groups?
New Religious Movements: A Documentary Reader
Commonly referred to as cults, new religious movements have been exerting a significant influence on the American religious landscape for more than a century. This influence has not translated into understanding or respect, though, as evinced by the fact that people describe them as cults in a pejorative sense.
Commonly referred to as cults, new religious movements have been exerting a significant influence on the American religious landscape for more than a century. This influence has not translated into understanding or respect, though, as evinced by the fact that people describe them as cults in a pejorative sense.