Understanding New Religious MovementsRowman Altamira, 2003 - 293 من الصفحات 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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The New Religious Movements in Contemporary Western Culture An Overview | 1 |
The History of New Religious Movements in the West | 45 |
The New Religious Movements in Psychological Perspective | 75 |
The New Religious Movements in Sociological Perspective | 127 |
The New Religious Movements in the Law Courts | 165 |
The New Religious Movements in Christian Theological Perspective | 203 |
Counseling and the New Religious Movements | 241 |
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