The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions
The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions

Author: James R. Lewis

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2001-03

Total Pages: 951

ISBN-13: 1615927387

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Surpassing the scope and the thoroughness of the first edition, this new edition of The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions is the most wide-ranging and accessible resource on the historically significant and more obscure, sinister, and bizarre religious groups. Including many entries by scholarly specialists, this volume explains more than 1,000 diverse groups and movements, from such well-known sects as the Branch Davidians, Aum Shinrikyo, and Heaven's Gate, to obscure groups like Ordo Templi Satanas, Witches International, and the Nudist Christian Church of the Blessed Virgin Jesus. In addition to an exhaustive index and handy cross-references, the second edition includes over a hundred new topical entries on subjects relevant to understanding sectarian movements, from snake-handling and satanic ritual abuse to brainwashing and exorcism.This book, a must for all libraries and schools, will endure as the first and only point of reference for researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in fringe religious groups.

Cults, Sects, and New Religions
Cults, Sects, and New Religions

Author: M. M. Eboch

Publisher: Introducing Issues with Opposi

Published: 2019-12-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781534506671

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Recently, cults have been a source of fascination, with various TV shows, movies, and books portraying them in lurid detail. However, cults have existed since ancient history, and many new religious movements have proven to be harmless. What distinguishes a cult from a sect, and how do these new religious movements become accepted? What strategies are in place to prevent dangerous cults from forming, and how do these cults recruit members to begin with? Should cults and sects be granted the right to religious freedom? This volume explores the history of unorthodox religious groups and the debates surrounding them"--

Encyclopedia of New Religions
Encyclopedia of New Religions

Author: Christopher Hugh Partridge

Publisher: Lion Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to over 200 new religions, sects and alternative spiritualities

New Religious Movements
New Religious Movements

Author: Dereck Daschke

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2005-06-17

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0814707033

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An original collection of primary documents conveying the wide array of ideas connected to new religious movements New Religious Movements is a highly unique volume, bringing together primary documents conveying the words and ideas of a wide array of new religious movements (NRMs), and offering a first-hand look into their belief systems. Arranged by the editors according to a new typology, the text allows readers to consider NRMS along five interrelated pathways—from those that offer new perceptions of existence or new personal identities, to those that center on relationships within family-like units, to those movements that highlight the need for recasting the social order or anticipate the dawn of a new age. The volume includes original documents from groups such as the Unification Church, Theosophy, Branch Davidians, Wicca, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Santeria, and Seventh Day Adventists, as well as many others. Each section is prefaced by a contextual introduction and concludes with a list of sources for further reading. New Religious Movements offers a rare inside look into the worldviews of alternative religious traditions.

Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament
Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament

Author: H. Wayne House

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0310100348

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Approach the New Testament with confidence. Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament will help students organize and synthesize the vast amount of biblical and extrabiblical information on the New Testament by providing a helpful visual overview of the data, chronology, historical background, and criticism. This format allows facts, relationships, parallels, and contrasts to be grasped quickly and easily. Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school. The 90 charts in this updated, expanded edition are divided into four broad categories: General material for reading and understanding the New Testament. Backgrounds to the New Testament, such as historical and cultural settings. The Gospels—information on their authors, differences, audiences, etc. The apostolic age—chronology, theology, history, interpretations, etc. These charts cover a wide range of topics, from basic information to extrabiblical data such as "The Roman Military System," "Rabbinic Writings," and "The Five Gospels of the Jesus Seminar." ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements
The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements

Author: James R. Lewis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016-04-12

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 0190611529

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies, and since the release of the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements in 2003, the field has continued to expand and break new ground. In this all-new volume, James R. Lewis and Inga B. T?llefsen bring together established and rising scholars to address an expanded range of topics, covering traditional religious studies topics such as "scripture," "charisma," and "ritual," while also applying new theoretical approaches to NRM topics. Other chapters cover understudied topics in the field, such as the developmental patterns of NRMs and subcultural considerations in the study of NRMs. The first part of this book examines NRMs from a social-scientific perspective, particularly that of sociology. In the second section, the primary factors that have put the study of NRMs on the map, controversy and conflict, are considered. The third section investigates common themes within the field of NRMs, while the fourth examines the approaches that religious studies researchers have taken to NRMs. As NRM Studies has grown, subfields such as Esotericism, New Age Studies, and neo-Pagan Studies have grown as distinct and individual areas of study, and the final section of the book investigates these emergent fields.

Encountering New Religious Movements
Encountering New Religious Movements

Author: Irving Hexham

Publisher: Kregel Academic

Published:

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780825494826

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Using historical and biblical accounts, the authors present practical advice for evangelizing practitioners of new religions with approaches similar to those used to reach foreign people groups.

Researching New Religious Movements
Researching New Religious Movements

Author: Elisabeth Arweck

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780415277549

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This cutting-edge analysis of American and European new religious movements explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests which oppose them. It asks how modern societies can best respond to new religious movements,

Comprehending Cults
Comprehending Cults

Author: Lorne L. Dawson

Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

He also analyzes controversial issues such as the accusations of brainwashing and sexual deviance that are sometimes made against cults; discusses why cults sometimes turn to violence; and examines what NRMs can tell us about the future of religion and culture in North America. The result is a comprehensive, evenhanded introduction to the study of new religious phenomena."--BOOK JACKET.