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Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780422796309
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (963 download)
Download or read book Cult Controversies written by James A. Beckford and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1985 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nathan Mitchell
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814660508
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Cult and Controversy written by Nathan Mitchell and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathan Mitchell has written this book to enrich the Church's understanding of the many theologies and popular customs that have attached themselves to the eucharist over the last two thousand years.
Author : Thomas Robbins
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802081889
Total Pages : 860 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (818 download)
Download or read book Misunderstanding Cults written by Thomas Robbins and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misunderstanding Cults provides a uniquely balanced contribution to what has become a highly polarized area of study. Working towards a moderate "third path" in the heated debate over new religious movements or cults, this collection includes contributions from both scholars who have been characterized as "anticult" and those characterized as "cult-apologists." The study incorporates multiple viewpoints as well as a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, with the stated goal of depolarizing the discussion over alternative religious movements. A prominent section within the book focuses explicitly on the issue of scholarly objectivity and the danger of partisanship in the study of cults. The collection also includes contributions on the controversial and much misunderstood topic of brainwashing, as well as discussions of cult violence, children brought up in unconventional religious movements, and the conflicts between alternative religious movements and their critics. Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Odd Gods written by James R. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Author : Nathan D. Mitchell (o.s.b.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Cult and Controversy written by Nathan D. Mitchell (o.s.b.) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317545125
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Cults written by James R. Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia. Focusing on the principal controversial religions and movements that have attracted major media attention, the book also includes profiles of hundreds of minority religions, from Jesus People and Rastafarians to voodoo practitioners and the human-cloning Raelians. All the issues central to the practice and the fear of cults are examined - apocalypticism, deprogramming, social isolation, cults and the media, the use and threat of violence, child custody, libel, tax evasion, solicitation, and the techniques of persuasion and conviction - as are the many charismatic cult leaders. Cults presents a comprehensive and authoritative reference, offering a balanced view of the controversy surrounding these new religious movements, assessing the movements themselves as well as the legal and governmental responses to them, including attempts to quantify membership.
Author : Eileen Barker
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780751201369
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Making of a Moonie written by Eileen Barker and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moonie phenomenon inspired fear, anxiety and suspicion in the public mind, and the question always arises, Do people choose to become Moonies or are they brainwashed? This is the prizewinning story of an investigation by an outsider into who becomes a Moonie and how they do so.
Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : Routledge Kegan & Paul
ISBN 13 : 9780422796408
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (964 download)
Download or read book Cult Controversies written by James A. Beckford and published by Routledge Kegan & Paul. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benjamin David Zablocki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9786612028731
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (287 download)
Download or read book Misunderstanding Cults written by Benjamin David Zablocki and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.
Author : Jan Karel van Baalen
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016128346
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (283 download)
Download or read book The Chaos Of Cults A Study In Present Day Isms written by Jan Karel van Baalen and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317545133
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Cults written by James R. Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia. Focusing on the principal controversial religions and movements that have attracted major media attention, the book also includes profiles of hundreds of minority religions, from Jesus People and Rastafarians to voodoo practitioners and the human-cloning Raelians. All the issues central to the practice and the fear of cults are examined - apocalypticism, deprogramming, social isolation, cults and the media, the use and threat of violence, child custody, libel, tax evasion, solicitation, and the techniques of persuasion and conviction - as are the many charismatic cult leaders. Cults presents a comprehensive and authoritative reference, offering a balanced view of the controversy surrounding these new religious movements, assessing the movements themselves as well as the legal and governmental responses to them, including attempts to quantify membership.
Author : James Randall Noblitt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440831491
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Cult and Ritual Abuse written by James Randall Noblitt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This personal yet scholarly journey into the confusing and clandestine world of ritual abuse survivors sheds light on their catastrophic experiences and their efforts to heal afterward. Revised, updated, and expanded, this third edition of a classic study is one of the most authoritative and evenhanded volumes to tackle its hotly debated subject matter. Incorporating the authors' firsthand observations, the book provides historical, anthropological, and psychological context for contemporary reports of both ritual abuse and ritual crime. In addition to sharing patient vignettes and a history of cult and ritual abuse in society, the authors explore fascinating topics related to these practices, among them what triggers personality shifts for victims even many years after the abuse has stopped. Importantly, the book shows how ritual abuse affects society as a whole, influencing civil and criminal law, politics, legislation, social movements, social welfare, and psychological theory. It provides unique insights into the scientific study, forensic investigation, and implementation of social services for survivors of cult and ritual abuse, discusses new research and treatment strategies, and establishes the foundation for a psychological diagnosis to be called Cult and Ritual Trauma Disorder.
Author : John L. Allen
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0385520301
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)
Download or read book Opus Dei written by John L. Allen and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei (literally "the work of God") is an international association of Catholics often labeled as conservative who seek personal Christian perfection and strive to implement Christian ideals in their jobs and in society as a whole. It has been accused of promoting a right-wing political agenda and of cultlike practices. Its notoriety escalated with the publication of the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code (Opus Dei plays an important and sinister role in the novel). With the expert eye of a longtime observer of the Vatican and the skill of an investigative reporter intent on uncovering closely guarded secrets, John Allen finally separates the myths from the facts.--From publisher description.
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199315310
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Controversial New Religions written by James R. Lewis and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organization often runs counter to popular expectations by experimenting with communal living, alternative leadership roles, unusual economic dispositions, and new political and ethical values. As a result the general public views new religions with a mixture of curiosity, amusement, and anxiety, sustained by lavish media emphasis on oddness and tragedy rather than familiarity and lived experience. This updated and revised second edition of Controversial New Religions offers a scholarly, dispassionate look at those groups that have generated the most attention, including some very well-known classical groups like The Family, Unification Church, Scientology, and Jim Jones's People's Temple; some relative newcomers such as the Kabbalah Centre, the Order of the Solar Temple, Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate, and the Falun Gong; and some interesting cases like contemporary Satanism, the Raelians, Black nationalism, and various Pagan groups. Each essay combines an overview of the history and beliefs of each organization or movement with original and insightful analysis. By presenting decades of scholarly work on new religious movements written in an accessible form by established scholars as well as younger experts in the field, this book will be an invaluable resource for all those who seek a view of new religions that is deeper than what can be found in sensationalistic media stories.
Author : James Robert Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781561845309
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Freemasonry's Cult Abuses written by James Robert Wright and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since this all began as a private issue for me, and the rate at which it has ballooned since, it has become clear and concise that there is a serious problem at hand here. Right after having finished writing this the world witnessed a major terrorist attack in Norway, in which over one hundred lives of mainly children were lost. Most untrained eyes missed the blatant Scottish Rite 32nd Degree symbolic give-away on major network news as the many pictures of the terrorist were streaming on a slide show. This is a cult, this is a problem; these men are indoctrinating, controlling by fear, and making members feel like life outside the cult is bad. These are all proven psychological red flags of a cult, as any basic textbook will reference. Now I hear they are even encouraging and promoting arming members here in Texas via free concealed handgun courses, so now the cult is playing with weapons too. I have heard the audio of the Masonic Trial of another Brother, being tried for coming out of the closet, nothing more, and it is nothing but bigot after bigot taking the microphone and openly spewing hate crime inciting speech, so strongly I actually wept. I have watched countless African-American Prince Hall Masons be referred to as clandestine and not allowed to sit in our Lodge and the blatant disregard for women and disallowment in their ranks. In the times we live in, and with the blatant culture of lawlessness within the upper tier of the men with the top jobs, I shudder to think that more terrorist attacks or ritual abuses are going to occur because these men are drunk with power.
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851096183
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (961 download)
Download or read book Cults written by James R. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With overviews of the principal cult groups, personalities, and issues, this second edition offers an up-to-date, concise, yet thorough coverage of this fascinating and controversial topic. Over half of U.S. religions have formed since 1960, but the term "cult" applies only to a few high-demand religious groups. In the 1990s, a series of violent incidents involving alternative religious groups reactivated the controversy in the United States, Europe, and East Asia. High-profile terrorist violence such as the September 11 attacks has prompted interest in the issue of religion and violence, which in turn has stimulated new work on the cult issue. This volume surveys the cult controversies from the early 1970s to the present. Included is an in-depth look at brainwashing and the issue of alternative religions and violence. The principal controversial religions, movements, and individuals that have made the headlines are also examined. - Excerpts from reports issued by European governments on dangerous sects - Comprehensive index of cult issues, groups, and personalities, as well as a map of the United States showing distribution of nontraditional religions
Author : Elizabeth Wickenberg Ely
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819221589
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)
Download or read book A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors written by Elizabeth Wickenberg Ely and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Rev. ed. of]: A manual for lay Eucharistic ministers in the Episcopal Church. c1991.
