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New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America
Derek H. Davis
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Description for New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America
Paperback. Non-traditional religious movements are the most likely groups to offend mainstream culture and the least likely to have representatives in government to ensure that their liberty is protected. This book explores the problems and possibilities posed by religious movements for religious liberty in America. Editor(s): Davis, Derek H.; Hankins, Barry. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
New nontraditional religious movements are the most likely groups to offend mainstream culture and the least likely to have representatives in government to ensure that their liberty is protected. These new religious movements are sometimes ostracized and subject to various forms of discrimination. As America becomes increasingly pluralistic, with more and more groups contributing to the nation's religious mosaic, new religious movements may well play an increasing role in the course of religious liberty in America, just as groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses did formerly. This book explores the problems and possibilities posed by new religious movements for religious ... Read more
New nontraditional religious movements are the most likely groups to offend mainstream culture and the least likely to have representatives in government to ensure that their liberty is protected. These new religious movements are sometimes ostracized and subject to various forms of discrimination. As America becomes increasingly pluralistic, with more and more groups contributing to the nation's religious mosaic, new religious movements may well play an increasing role in the course of religious liberty in America, just as groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses did formerly. This book explores the problems and possibilities posed by new religious movements for religious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9780918954923
SKU
V9780918954923
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About Derek H. Davis
Derek H Davis is director of the J M Dawson Institute on Church-State Studies at Baylor University.
Reviews for New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America
This excellent treatment of contemporary developments on the religious scene offers fresh insights into the dynamics of new religious movements and will help to relieve one's anxieties about their baneful effects. After all, Christianity was once a new religion, and the freedom we demand for ourselves must also be allowed to these faiths. In today's secular world we stand side ... Read more