Understanding New Religious Movements

This balanced textbook looks at emerging religions through the lenses of history, psychology, sociology, law, theology, and counseling. The Second Edition is updated throughout and includes a new foreword by J. Gordon Melton.

John A. Saliba is professor of religious studies at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Preface

vii

Introduction New Religious Movements,

by J. Gordon Melton

xi

CHAPTER ONE The New Religious Movements in Contemporary Western Culture: An Overview

1

(44)

CHAPTER TWO The History of New Religious Movements in the West

45

(30)

CHAPTERTHREE The New Religious Movements in Psychological Perspective

75

(52)

CHAPTER FOUR The New Religious Movements in Sociological Perspective

127

(38)

CHAPTER FIVE The New Religious Movements in the Law Courts

165

(38)

CHAPTER SIX The New Religious Movements in Christian Theological Perspective

203

(38)

CHAPTER SEVEN Counseling and the New Religious Movements

241

(40)

Index

281

(12)

About the Author

293

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Understanding New Religious Movements

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