A wide-ranging survey of new religious movements in North America, addressing important theoretical questions of how we define them and their importance in the study of religion
A wide-ranging survey of new religious movements in North America, addressing important theoretical questions of how we define them and their importance in the study of religion
Lydia Willsky-Ciollo is Associate Professor at Fairfield University, USA.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Overview Lydia Ciollo (Fairfield University USA) 2. 'Old' Religious Elements in New Religious Movements Kristian Klippenstein (University of Alberta Canada) 3. New Sacred Texts Gene V. Gallagher (Connecticut College USA) 4. The Anti-Cult Movement in North America Massimo Introvigne (Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) Italy) 5. The American Atheist Ryan Burge (Eastern Illinois University USA) and Michael Drigger (Eastern Illinois University USA) 6. New Religious Movements and the First Amendment Joe Laycock (Texas State University USA) 7. New Religious Movements New Media and Religious Innovation Chris Miller (University of Waterloo Canada) 8. Sex Trafficking and New Religious Movements in America Philippa Juliet Meek-Smith (University of Exeter UK) 9. Environmentalism Ecological Activism Theology and New Religious Movements Morgan Shipley (Michigan State University USA) 10. Yoga Wellness and Contemporary Spirituality Roopa Bala Singh (California State University Monterey Bay) 11. Gender in Neopaganisms Jennifer Snook (Grinnell College USA) 12. Covid-19 and New Religions Holly Folk (Western Washington University USA) 13. Church of Scientology Donald A. Westbrook (San Jose State University USA) 14. Islam is (not) a cult Hussein Rashid (independent scholar USA) 15. Baptism for the Dead: The history of the Mormons' most audacious and controversial ritual Max Perry Mueller (University of Nebraska-Lincoln USA) 16. Conspiracy Theories as Religion Susannah Crockford Susannah Crockford (University if Exeter UK) Glossary Index
1. Overview Lydia Ciollo (Fairfield University USA) 2. 'Old' Religious Elements in New Religious Movements Kristian Klippenstein (University of Alberta Canada) 3. New Sacred Texts Gene V. Gallagher (Connecticut College USA) 4. The Anti-Cult Movement in North America Massimo Introvigne (Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) Italy) 5. The American Atheist Ryan Burge (Eastern Illinois University USA) and Michael Drigger (Eastern Illinois University USA) 6. New Religious Movements and the First Amendment Joe Laycock (Texas State University USA) 7. New Religious Movements New Media and Religious Innovation Chris Miller (University of Waterloo Canada) 8. Sex Trafficking and New Religious Movements in America Philippa Juliet Meek-Smith (University of Exeter UK) 9. Environmentalism Ecological Activism Theology and New Religious Movements Morgan Shipley (Michigan State University USA) 10. Yoga Wellness and Contemporary Spirituality Roopa Bala Singh (California State University Monterey Bay) 11. Gender in Neopaganisms Jennifer Snook (Grinnell College USA) 12. Covid-19 and New Religions Holly Folk (Western Washington University USA) 13. Church of Scientology Donald A. Westbrook (San Jose State University USA) 14. Islam is (not) a cult Hussein Rashid (independent scholar USA) 15. Baptism for the Dead: The history of the Mormons' most audacious and controversial ritual Max Perry Mueller (University of Nebraska-Lincoln USA) 16. Conspiracy Theories as Religion Susannah Crockford Susannah Crockford (University if Exeter UK) Glossary Index
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