New Religious Movements

Bringing together debates concerning the social and political issues facing new religions in Europe and the Middle East, this collection extends its focus to Middle Eastern minority faiths, enabling exposition of spiritual movements such as the Gülen Movement, Paganism in Israel, and the Zoroastrian..

Exploring countries such as North America, Japan and the Caribbean, this fresh in-depth account examines the cultural significance and global impact of new religious movements. It is the most accessible and wide-ranging guide to new religions today...

This volume takes a non-judgemental approach and highlights the variety of issues, religious groups, and counselling approaches that are relevant at the interface between minority religion and counselling. The volume seeks to explore different permutations of the counsellor-client relationship when ..

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Religion in the Twenty-First Century is a unique and informative survey of the global religious situation as we enter the new millennium. It provides a valuable introduction to a variety of new religious movements...

Explores what living religions really, tracing the development and practices of major religious movements and how these evolve into contemporary belief and teaching...

This cutting-edge analysis of American and European new religious movements explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests which oppose them. It asks how modern societies can best respond to new religious movements,..

This cutting-edge analysis of American and European new religious movements explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests which oppose them. It asks how modern societies can best respond to new religious movements,..

A thought-provoking book which explores the scientific theory of Gaia and brings theology into its overall outlook...

This book is the fullest introduction to the Indigo Child concept to date. Employing both on- and offline ethnographic methods, Beth Singler objectively considers the place of the Indigo Children in debates around religious identity, self-creation, online participation, conspiracy theories, race and..

Invented religions have been described as modern religions which advertise their invented status and reject traditional strategies of authorisation. But what does it mean for a religious formation to be ‘made up’, and how might this affect perceptions of its legitimacy or authenticity in wider socie..