A Reader in New Religious Movements |
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| Editor:
| Chryssides, George D.
Wilkins, Margaret |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-20596-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $300.00 |
Book Description:
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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 thosethat are well established in the West. The contemporaryGCoand in some cases controversialGCoNRMs covered include the Unification Church, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Family, Osho, Soka Gakkai International...
More DescriptionThere 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 thosethat are well established in the West. The contemporaryGCoand in some cases controversialGCoNRMs covered include the Unification Church, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Family, Osho, Soka Gakkai International and the Western Buddhist Order."