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Book Synopsis
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.

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An ideal text for undergraduate courses as well as the single most important volume to recommend to someone who knows virtually nothing about New Religious Movements and their study. * Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions *

Table of Contents
Chapter 0 Foreword Chapter 1 New Religious Movements in Contemporary Western Culture: An Overview Chapter 2 The History of New Religious Movements in the West Chapter 3 The New Religious Movements in Psychological Perspective Chapter 4 The New Religious Movements in Sociological Perspective Chapter 5 The New Religious Movements in the Law Courts Chapter 6 The New Religious Movements in Christian Theological Perspective Chapter 7 Counseling and the New Religious Movements

Understanding New Religious Movements

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    A Paperback by John A. Saliba, Gordon J. Melton

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      Publisher AltaMira Press,U.S.
      Published 9/27/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780759103566
      978-0759103566
      ISBN-10 0759103569

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      An ideal text for undergraduate courses as well as the single most important volume to recommend to someone who knows virtually nothing about New Religious Movements and their study. * Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions *

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 0 Foreword Chapter 1 New Religious Movements in Contemporary Western Culture: An Overview Chapter 2 The History of New Religious Movements in the West Chapter 3 The New Religious Movements in Psychological Perspective Chapter 4 The New Religious Movements in Sociological Perspective Chapter 5 The New Religious Movements in the Law Courts Chapter 6 The New Religious Movements in Christian Theological Perspective Chapter 7 Counseling and the New Religious Movements

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