George D. Chryssides / Margaret Wilkins

Reader in New Religious Movements

Herausgeber: Chryssides, George D.; Wilkins, Margaret Z.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 758g
• ISBN-13: 9780826461681
• ISBN-10: 0826461689
• Artikelnr.: 21709985

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction PART 1: NEW RELIGIOUS
MOVEMENTS 1. Brahma Kumaris 2. Church Universal and Triumphant 3. The
Family (formerly Children of God) 4. The Family Federation for World Peace
and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) 5. The Friends of the
Western Buddhist Order 6. The International Society for Krishna
Consciousness 7. Osho / Rajneesh 8. The Radlian Movement PART 2: READINGS
1. Origins and founder-leaders 2. Key writings and scriptures 3.
Predicament 4. Worldviews 5. Lifestyle 6. Spiritual practice 7. Social
issues 8. Organisation 9. Ultimate goal PART 3: RESPONSES Introduction 1.
Counselling and monitoring organisations 2. Official reports: governmental
3. New religions and the Churches Glossary of terms Bibliography