Revisionism and Diversification in New Religious Movements

Professor Eileen Barker

Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., Dec 17, 2013 - Religion - 286 pages

This book explores different ways in which, as NRMs develop, stagnate, fade away, or abruptly cease to exist, certain orthodoxies and practices have, for one reason or another, been dropped or radically altered. As part of the Ashgate/Inform series, this book approaches its topic from a wide range of perspectives. Contributors include academics, current and former members of NRMs, and members of ‘cult-watching’ movements.

Contents

• susan Palmer michael mickler James tong gordon melton: 9
• Rebooting for the future: 15
• the Hinduisation of the Hare: 31
• at Bhaktivedanta manor just outside london 2012: 36
• The PostSun Myung Moon Unification Church: 47
• the casket at Reverend moons seonghwa ceremony funeral: 59
• the church of scientology: 65
• center and ecclesiastical leader of the scientology religion: 70
• one Hundred Years of Prophecies: 79
• the orthodox church of the sovereign mother of godthe: 93
• Blessed father John: 111
• Aum Shinrikyō and Hikari no Wa: 127
• doctrinal Revisions and control of: 141
• Hizb uttahrirs strategy and ideology: 155
• the metamorphosis of meK mujahedin e Khalegh: 171
• mormon origins and Historical Revisionism: 187
• one of the 400 or more religions that trace their history back: 190
• the case of Healing: 201
• changes in north american cult awareness organizations: 227
• envisioningRevisioning: 247
• Index: 261

About the author

Eileen Barker, PhD, OBE, FBA, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology with Special Reference to the Study of Religion at the London School of Economics, University of London. Her main research interests are ‘cults’, ‘sects’ and new religious movements, and the social reactions to which they give rise. She has over 300 publications (translated into 27 different languages), which include the award-winning The Making of a Moonie: Brainwashing or Choice? and New Religious Movements: A Practical Introduction. In 1988, with the support of the British Government and mainstream Churches, she founded INFORM, a charity that provides information about minority religions that is as reliable as possible. She is a frequent advisor to governments, other official bodies and law-enforcement agencies throughout the world, has made numerous appearances on television and radio, and has been invited to give guest lectures in over 50 countries.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Revisionism and Diversification in New Religious Movements; Ashgate Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
• Editor: Professor Eileen Barker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2013
• ISBN: 1409462307, 9781409462309
• Length: 286 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Comparative Religion; Religion / General; Religion / History; Social Science / Sociology of Religion