{"product_id":"new-religious-movements-a-documentary-reader-paperback-1","title":"New Religious Movements: A Documentary Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDereck Daschke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Ashcraft\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original collection of primary documents conveying the wide array of ideas connected to new religious movements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Religious Movements\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly unique volume, bringing together primary documents conveying the words and ideas of a wide array of new religious movements (NRMs), and offering a first-hand look into their belief systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arranged by the editors according to a new typology, the text allows readers to consider NRMS along five interrelated pathways--from those that offer new perceptions of existence or new personal identities, to those that center on relationships within family-like units, to those movements that highlight the need for recasting the social order or anticipate the dawn of a new age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume includes original documents from groups such as the Unification Church, Theosophy, Branch Davidians, Wicca, Jehovah's Witnesses, Santeria, and Seventh Day Adventists, as well as many others. Each section is prefaced by a contextual introduction and concludes with a list of sources for further reading. \u003cb\u003eNew Religious Movements\u003c\/b\u003e offers a rare inside look into the worldviews of alternative religious traditions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDereck Daschke\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Truman State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 341\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42597215010912,"sku":"9780814707036","price":87.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/aWMwSjFKVUlOOW9FN3BpRmF3cDhuUT09.webp?v=1771721720","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/new-religious-movements-a-documentary-reader-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}