New Religious Movements in North America : An Introduction - Lydia Willsky-Ciollo

New Religious Movements in North America

An Introduction

By: Lydia Willsky-Ciollo (Editor)

Hardcover | 5 September 2024

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $130.00

$97.75

25%OFF

Aims to ship in 5 to 10 business days

What is a new religious movement, and why is the study of New Religious Movements in North America important? This book explores these key questions and introduces some of the key theoretical concerns when discussing new religious movements, known more pejoratively as "cults."

Among the new religious movements explored in this book are the Church of Scientology, the Branch Davidians, the Nation of Islam, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Topics covered include yoga, contemporary wellness and spirituality, the American Atheist, environmentalism, Covid-19, and the anti-cult movement in America. All of these examples are explored with an eye to answering not only "what new religious movements are" but why it is important to learn and talk about new religious movements.

Over 75 illustrations are included throughout and each chapter contains suggested further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts.

The chapters in this book were first published in the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America's diverse religious traditions, this digital collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and ebooks for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-religion-in-north-america

More in Contemporary Non-Christian & Para-Christian Cults & Sects

A Billion Years - Mike Rinder

$36.60

Voices of the First Day : Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime - Robert Lawlor
Satan : The Early Christian Tradition - Jeffrey Burton Russell

RRP $55.00

$52.25

The Road to Jonestown : Jim Jones and Peoples Temple - Jeff Guinn
Metahuman : Unleashing your infinite potential - Deepak Chopra
How to Attract Money (Original Classic Edition) - Dr. Joseph Murphy
The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World - Jennifer Higgie
The Fruit Cure : The story of extreme wellness turned sour - Jacqueline Alnes
Waco : David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage - Jeff Guinn
Real Sorcery : Strategies for Powerful Magick - Jason Miller
The Satanic Bible - As Lavey

$19.99

Spiritualism in Antebellum America : Religion in North America - Bret E. Carroll
Lucifer : The Devil in the Middle Ages - Jeffrey Burton Russell

RRP $52.80

$45.35

14%
OFF
Priestess : Ancient Spiritual Wisdom for Modern Sacred Women - Julie Parker