New religious movements such as Scientology, the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Unification Church (Moonies) are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness. But responses to these "cult" groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority interests. Modern societies need to learn how to respond to such movements, and how to interpret their benefits and dangers. "Researching New Religious Movements" provides a fresh look at the history and development of "anti cult" groups, and the response of mainstream churches...
New religious movements such as Scientology, the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Unification Church (Moonies) are now well established in mainstream cultu...
Analysing American and European religious movements, this work explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests, which oppose them. It asks how modern societies can best respond to religious movements.
Analysing American and European religious movements, this work explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests, which o...
The first compilation that brings together publications on New Religious Movements (NRMs) from across Western Europe, this useful work includes titles written in most European languages. The Introduction provides an overview of NRMs since 1960 and places them in a global perspective. The literature, from the late 1970s to the present, covers areas of study such as sociology, psychology, history, theology, and more, and will be of interest to scholars and students in many disciplines. The work is a companion piece to Diane Choquette's "New Religious Movements in the United States and...
The first compilation that brings together publications on New Religious Movements (NRMs) from across Western Europe, this useful work includes tit...
The present collection brings together a set of essays which shed light on recent research into non-religion, secularity and atheism topics which have been emerging as important areas of current research in a number of different disciplines. The essays cover a wide span in terms of the various stances they discuss (secular, atheist, non-religious), the settings in which these topics are relevant (families, wider society, politics, demography) and the different perspectives which relate to socialisation and social relations (belief acquisition, discrimination). Written by authors from a...
The present collection brings together a set of essays which shed light on recent research into non-religion, secularity and atheism topics which h...
This volume presents findings from recent research focusing on young people and the way they relate to religion in their education and upbringing. The essays are diverse and multidisciplinary - in terms of the religions they discuss (including Christianity, Islam and Sikhism); the settings where young people reflect on religion (the classroom, youth club, peer group, families, respective religious communities and wider society); the different perspectives which relate to religious education and socialisation (the teaching of RE, the role of teachers in pupils' lives, the way teachers'...
This volume presents findings from recent research focusing on young people and the way they relate to religion in their education and upbringing. The...
This volume presents the findings of a number of empirical and theoretical studies on education about religions and worldviews (ERW) conducted in the Western societies of Britain, Ireland, Canada, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Educational programmes about diverse religions and worldviews began to be investigated and implemented as strategies to encourage interreligious understanding and social cohesion, particularly following the 2005 London bombings when a fear of youth radicalisation and home-grown terrorism became prevalent. In addition, as a growing number of...
This volume presents the findings of a number of empirical and theoretical studies on education about religions and worldviews (ERW) conducted in t...
In recent years, there has been growing awareness across a range of academic disciplines of the value of exploring issues of religion and the sacred in relation to cultures of everyday life. Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age offers inter-disciplinary perspectives drawing from theology, religious studies, media studies, cultural studies, film studies, sociology and anthropology. Combining theoretical frameworks for the analysis of religion, media and popular culture, with focused international case studies of particular texts, practices, communities and audiences, the authors...
In recent years, there has been growing awareness across a range of academic disciplines of the value of exploring issues of religion and the sacred i...
