ABSTRACT

New Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the global impact of new religions.
* New religions discussed include Hare Krishna, Sikh Dharma, The Unification Church, The Church of Scientology, The Jesus People and Wicca.
* Focuses on the rise of new religious movements in Italy, Brazil, United States, Germany and Britain. * The contributors are among the most respected and reputable experts in the field.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter |18 pages

New Religious Movements

Their incidence and significance

chapter |28 pages

Prosperity and the New Age Movement

The efficacy of spiritual economics

chapter |20 pages

New Religious Movements

The legal dimension

chapter |12 pages

Damanhur

A magical community in Italy

chapter |14 pages

Japanese New Religious Movements in Brazil

From ethnic to ‘universal' religions

chapter |22 pages

Anti-cultists in the United States

An historical perspective