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Controversial New Religions Lewis, James R. (Editor), Associate Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Petersen, Jesper Aagaard (Editor), Teaching Assistant, Department of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen Print publication date: 2004 Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2006 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515682-9 doi:10.1093/019515682X.001.0001
Abstract: This book features a collection of essays that discuss in detail the new religious groups that emerged during the 20th century. The essays provide an overview of each religion, their historical development, leaders, doctrines, and activities. The groups covered are: the Family Unification Church, People’s Temple, Branch Davidians, ISKCON (Hare Krishnas), Osho Rajneesh, Soka Gakkai, Aum Shunrikyo, Falun Gong, Aumism, Scientology, Theosophy, Order of the Solar Temple Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, Heaven’s Gate, Raëlians, White racist religions, and Satanism. The book is divided into four parts. Part I discusses groups in the Christian tradition. Part II focuses on Asian and Asian-inspired groups. Part III examines esoteric and New Age groups. Part IV looks at other group movements. Keywords: religious groups, religion, Christian, Asian, New Age, esoteric Table of Contents Full Book Contents Introduction Part I. Groups in the Christian Tradition 1. A Family for the Twenty-first Century 2. Spirit Revelation and the Unification Church 3. Reconstructing Reality 4. Explaining Militarization at Waco part ii. Asian and Asian-Inspired Groups 5. Family Development and Change in the Hare Krishna Movement 6. When Leaders Dissolve 7. Soka Gakkai: Searching for the Mainstream 8. Aum Shinrikyo and the Aum Incident 9. The Falun Gong 10. Notes on the Aumist Religion Part III. Esoteric and New Age Groups 11. Inventing L. Ron Hubbard 12. The Theosophical Society 13. The Solar Temple “Transits”: Beyond the Millennialist Hypothesis 14. From Atlantis to America 15. Heart and Soul Part IV. Other Groups and Movements 16. “Come On Up, and I Will Show Thee” 17. The Raëlian Movement 18. White Racist Religions in the United States 19. Modern Satanism Index

doi:10.1093/019515682X.001.0001