New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response

New Religious Movements

Challenge and Response

Edited by Jamie Cresswell, Bryan Wilson

Price: $39.95

ISBN: 978-0-415-20050-9
Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 18th March 1999
Pages: 304

About the Book

New Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the global impact of new religions.
* New religions discussed include Hare Krishna, Sikh Dharma, The Unification Church, The Church of Scientology, The Jesus People and Wicca.
* Focuses on the rise of new religious movements in Italy, Brazil, United States, Germany and Britain. * The contributors are among the most respected and reputable experts in the field.

About the Author(s)

Dr Bryan Wilson is a Fellow Emeritus of All Souls College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on new religious movements. His most recent publications include, Scientology, The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism and Religion in Sociological Perspectives.