Understanding New Religious Movements
By John A. Saliba.
Description
From Jonestown to Waco, from the Moonies to Scientology, new religious movements or "cults," as they are often and pejoratively called - are constantly in the news. Few books from a Christian background are anything but hostile to the vast expansion of these new ways of expressing religious sentiment. But Understanding New Religious Movements is different. John A. Saliba, who has been writing on new religious movements since 1976, here offer a dispassionate, balanced analysis of new religions.After opening with a broad overview of the new religious movements in contemporary Wester...
ISBN(s)
0802842267, 9780802842268