Ncults and new religious movements books

Regal books gospel light publications, revised 1979. The term new religious movement has been applied to all new faiths that have arisen worldwide over the past several centuries nrms are characterized by a number of shared traits. A biblical comparison of christianity with major religions and cults ventura, ca. Clearly contrasts the christian beliefs and the cults beliefs on jesus. A reader wiley blackwell readings in religion 2rev ed by dawson isbn. Sam jordison is the author of crap towns, a guide to the uks worst places to live.

He has published on new religious movements, millenarianism, and confucianism. Comprehending cults, second edition, provides a sociological interpretation of the phenomenon of new religious movements. We discovered that cult is considered a pejorative term among some of the people who study what they call new religious movements. His present research focuses, among others, on ethnocentrism and millenarian beliefs in east asian new religious movements. The book describes some popular cults telling you what they belive in and then tells you how their beliefs compair with the bible. The challenge of the cults and new religions wikipedia. Index of cults and religions watchman fellowship, inc. Eileen barker noted that there are five sources of information on new religious movements nrms. Originally published in barker, eileen 1999 new religious movements. Great overview of a large variety of aspects of new religious movements and the workings of the anti cult movement, including detailed analysis of some of the most high profile cases. Reviewed in the united states on december 10, 2010. The book consists of thoughtprovoking essays on cults by social scientists, psychologists, and historians. This reader brings together the voices of historians, sociologists, and psychologists of religion to address these key questions about new religious movements. News about religious cults, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times.

Partially in response to the anti cult activism, other groups have been established to champion the human rights o f. The absence of a religious movement from this index does not mean that watchman fellowship endorses the. Apa cults and new religious movements apa publishing. New religious movement nrm, the generally accepted term for what is sometimes called, often with pejorative connotations, a cult. His books include the encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions. This is one of those breaking the spell books on religion in which the intricate social psychologythe underbelly of new religious movements is laid bare and demystified. A sociological introduction, one form of quasi religion that perhaps borders on a more orthodox form of religiosity is that of the flying saucer cults. Dawson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I like the entrepreneur model of religion where a religion offers compensators to people to help them with various problems in exchange for money or devotion. The sociology of new religious movements 1998 and, reason, freedom and religion 1988, and the editor of cults in context 1996. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

In other words, the patterns typical of new religious movements are suggestive of how the old religious movements got their start. The nature of new religious movements roy wallis, three types of new religious movement. While the author does not offer an apologia for cults in either a religious or a sociological sensehe does attempt to replace suspicion and misinformation with a greater knowledge of the facts as best we know them and a measure of sympathetic. Handbook of east asian new religious movements brill. Richardson constructing cultist mind control rhomas robbins the apocalypse at jonestown john r. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cults and new religious movements. About this title may belong to another edition of this title. New religious movements in historical and social context.

The study draws from the disciplines of anthropology, psychiatry, history, psychology, sociology, religious studies, and theology. A reader wiley blackwell readings in religion book 2. The sociology of new religious movements by lorne dawson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dawson the joiners saul levine the process of brainwashing, psychological coercion, and thought reform margaret thaler singer a critique of brainwashing claims about new religious movements james t. 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 firsthand look into their belief systems. His latest book is the joy of sects an az of cults, cranks and religious eccentrics. Its contributors are drawn equally from sociology and religious studies and include both. In the face of the increasingly variegated ideological landscape of contemporary america, cults have become the focus of public controversy. Dawson is chair of the department of religious studies at the university of waterloo, ontario. A new religious movement nrm is a religious, ethical, or spiritual group or community. The study of new religious movements eileen barker, the scientific study of religion. Arranged by the editors according to a new typology, the text allows readers to consider nrms along five interrelated pathwaysfrom those that offer new perceptions of. The oxford handbook of new religious movements covers the current state of the field and breaks new ground. In these groups, individuals believe that communication between aliens and humans can take the form of.

The book defines cults and new religions by examining case studies of twelve groups chosen by rhodes. Ufos, religion, technology by diana walsh pasulka, heavens gate. The urantia book, the core scripture of the urantia movement, was published in 1955 and is said to be the product of a. While the author does not offer an apologia for cults in either a religious or a sociological sensehe does attempt to replace suspicion and misinformation with a greater knowledge of the facts as best we know them and a measure of sympathetic understanding. The growth of new religions has been matched by the development of an organized and vocal opposition, the anti cult movement.

Violence and new religious movements oxford scholarship. Sam jordisons top 10 books on cults and religious extremists. The academic study of new religious movements is known as new religions studies nrs. The best single beginners guide to the major cults. The essential guide to their history, their doctrine, and our response is a christian countercult nonfiction book about cults and new religious movements by ron rhodes. I recommend this book to all mental health professionals and individuals from other disciplines interested in new religious movements. Watchman fellowship maintains over 10,000 files and a research library of over 25,000 books and periodicals on religions, cults, new religious movements and related teachings. Oxford handbook of new religious movements oxford handbooks.

A new religious movement nrm, also known as a new religion or alternative spirituality, is a. Dawson provides a selection of articles by historians, sociologists and. Looks at theoretical explanations for cults, why people join and what happens when they do. The sociology of new religious movements by lorne l.

A reader wiley blackwell readings in religion book 2 kindle edition by dawson, lorne l download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. William sins bainbridge and rodney stark, cult formation. Those that have made international headlines include the jonestown murdersuicides, the atffbi raid on the mount carmel community, the solar temple murdersuicides, the tokyo subway poisongas attack. New religious movements and cults have appeared as themes or subjects in literature and popular culture. Lewis is an extensively published scholar of new religious movements and the new age. Ufo religions generally deal with belief in communication with extraterrestrial beings. Academic study of new religious movements wikipedia.

And why do tragedies such as waco and jonestown occur. New religious movement is a new term from academic discourse, and is applied to religious movements from the 19th century onwards. The connection between cults and violence has been a topic of intense public interest that has been fueled by dramatic incidents of mass violence involving certain new religious movements nrms. Short of a time machine, the study of contemporary new religious movements cults is as close as we are likely to get to witnessing the. Beckford, the continuum between cults and normal religion. Cults versus new religions is a matter of perspective, says ori tavor, a senior lecturer in the department of east asian languages and civilizations, who teaches a class on new religious movements.