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The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism: Sects and New Religious Movements in Contemporary Society
By Bryan R. Wilson
312 pages
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Synopsis
This wide-ranging collection explores the complex relationships between religious sects and contemporary Western society and examines the controversial social, political, and religious issues that arise as sects seek to pursue a way of life at variance with that of other people. Wilson argues that sects, often subject to negative theological and moral judgements, can be understood only as social entities and as such require a scientifically neutral and unbiased approach to explore their emergence ...
This wide-ranging collection explores the complex relationships between religious sects and contemporary Western society and examines the controversial social, political, and religious issues that arise as sects seek to pursue a way of life at variance with that of other people. Wilson argues that sects, often subject to negative theological and moral judgements, can be understood only as social entities and as such require a scientifically neutral and unbiased approach to explore their emergence and persistence. He traces the growth and expansion of various movements--including the Unification Church, the Scientologists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Exclusive Brethren--relating them to their social context, and indicates the sections of society from which their support is likely to come.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Preface v
- Note on Copyright viii
- Contents ix
- List of Tables xi
- 1 - Sectarian Studies: Assumptions, Sources, Scope, and Methods 1
- Part I - Survival: The Sect Against the World 23
- 2 - Sects and the State: Some Issues and Cases 25
- 3 - Sects and Society in Tension 46
- 4: Old Laws and New Religions 69
- 5 - A Sect at Law: The Case of the Exclusive Brethren 87
- Part II - Evolution, Diffusion, and Appeal 103
- 6 - How Sects Evolve: Issues and Inferences 105
- 7 - American Sects: Their Impact on Europe 128
- 8: Jehovah's Witnesses in a Catholic Country 149
- 9 - Becoming a Sectarian: Motivation and Commitment 176
- Title Page iii
- Preface v
- Note on Copyright viii
- Contents ix
- List of Tables xi
- 1 - Sectarian Studies: Assumptions, Sources, Scope, and Methods 1
- Part I - Survival: The Sect Against the World 23
- 2 - Sects and the State: Some Issues and Cases 25
- 3 - Sects and Society in Tension 46
- 4: Old Laws and New Religions 69
- 5 - A Sect at Law: The Case of the Exclusive Brethren 87
- Part II - Evolution, Diffusion, and Appeal 103
- 6 - How Sects Evolve: Issues and Inferences 105
- 7 - American Sects: Their Impact on Europe 128
- 8: Jehovah's Witnesses in a Catholic Country 149
- 9 - Becoming a Sectarian: Motivation and Commitment 176
- Part III - Modern Minorities: The New Religious Movements 201
- 10 - New Religious Movements: Some Preliminary Considerations 203
- 11 - Factors in the Failure of New Religious Movements 226
- 12: Unificationism 251
- 13 - Scientology: A Secularized Religion 267
- Author Index 289
- Subject Index 293