New ReligionsInfobase Publishing, 2009 - 237 pagine Focuses on some of the more traditional new religions, such as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and one of the fastest growing forms of Christianity, Pentecostalism. |
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Why Study New Religious Movements? | 2 |
The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints | 12 |
The Bahai Faith | 34 |
The Foursquare Gospel A Pentecostal Church | 50 |
Raelians A UFO Religion | 62 |
New Religions | 77 |
Orisha Worship Ifa Santeria Candomble and Lukumi | 77 |
Falun Gong Falun Dafa | 96 |
Chronology Timeline | 158 |
Notes | 174 |
Glossary | 176 |
Bibliography | 184 |
Further Reading | 189 |
Websites | 190 |
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Picture Credits | 213 |
NeoPaganism and Wicca | 110 |
New Kadampa Tradition | 128 |
New Religious Movements in the News | 144 |
Contributors | 214 |
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