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Heaven's Gate
Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide. Messages left by the Heaven's Gate group indicate that they believed they were stepping out of their 'physical containers' in order to ascend to a UFO that was …
Love, Sex and Marriage
Insights from Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Av Dan Cohn-Sherbok, George D. Chryssides m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
320 kr
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In all three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, marriage is part of God's plan for humanity, as illustrated in the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, and the Koran as well as the religious literature of these three traditions. It is viewed as a sacred bond as well as a means to …
Minority Religions in Europe and the Middle East
Mapping and Monitoring
Häftad, 2020
706 kr
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Minority religions, not only New Religious Movements, are explored in this innovative book including the predicament of ancient religions such as Zoroastrianism, ‘old new’ religions such as Baha’i, and traditional religions that are minorities elsewhere. The book is divided into two parts: the …
Why can't they get along?
A conversation between a Muslim, a Jew and a Christian
Av Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Dawoud El-Alami m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
161 kr
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Christians, Muslims and Jews all stem from one man, Abraham, and yet relations between them are so often strained. Three men of faith - one Jew, one Muslim and one Christian - debate the differences between them. The result is a compelling discussion: What do their faiths teach on the big issues of …
Heaven's Gate
Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group
Inbunden, 2011
2744 kr
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On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide. Messages left by the Heaven's Gate group indicate that they believed they were stepping out of their 'physical containers' in order to ascend to a UFO that was …
A to Z of New Religious Movements
Häftad, 2006
614 kr
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Alongside the older and more established religions, there are hundreds, indeed, thousands more, which have recently emerged. These "new religious movements" or NRMs—for lack of a better name—are not only numerous, they are also extremely varied and stem from a wide array of sources. They run the …
Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements
Inbunden, 2011
1561 kr
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New religious movements—commonly known as cults—are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. …
A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses
Häftad, 2009
713 kr
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Originating from a small group of Bible students led by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870s, the Watch Tower Society grew into an international society. After Russell's death in 1916, Franklin Rutherford was named his successor and gave the society a new name: "Jehovah's Witnesses." The A to Z of …
A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses
E-bok, 2009
779 kr
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Originating from a small group of Bible students led by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870s, the Watch Tower Society grew into an international society. After Russell''s death in 1916, Franklin Rutherford was named his successor and gave the society a new name: "Jehovah''s Witnesses." The A to Z of …
Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements
E-bok, 2011
1677 kr
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New religious movements-commonly known as cults-are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. …
Exploring New Religions
E-bok, 1999
1714 kr
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An objective, well-researched history of contemporary new religions and cults.New religious movements - popularly known as cults - arouse strong public opinion and most books on the subject are polemical, giving hostile reaction rather than informed exploration. Exploring New Religions provides an …
Exploring New Religions
Häftad, 1999
1561 kr
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New religious movements - popularly know as 'cults'- arouse strong public opinion and most books on the subject are polemical, giving hostile reaction rather than informed exploration. Exploring New Religions provides an account of a wide variety of new religions, focusing on their origins, beliefs …
Reader in New Religious Movements
Readings in the Study of New Religious Movements
Av George D. Chryssides, Margaret Wilkins
Inbunden, 2006
2762 kr
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There are over 600 New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Great Britain alone, and more than 2000 in the United States. A Reader in New Religious Movements aims to provide an introduction to the main teachings of a selection of these organizations, focusing on those which are well-established in the …
Reader in New Religious Movements
Readings in the Study of New Religious Movements
Av George D. Chryssides, Margaret Wilkins m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1278 kr
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There are over 600 New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Great Britain alone, and more than 2000 in the United States. A Reader in New Religious Movements provides an introduction to the main teachings of a selection of these organizations, focusing on those that are well established in the West. The …
Fieldwork in New Religious Movements
Häftad, 2024
308 kr
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New religious movements are often described as bizarre and sinister. Direct acquaintance, however, often gives a different impression from media portrayals and even from some academic writing. After decades of undertaking fieldwork, the author George Chryssides discusses his experiences, as well as …
Fieldwork in New Religious Movements
Inbunden, 2024
911 kr
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New religious movements are often described as bizarre and sinister. Direct acquaintance, however, often gives a different impression from media portrayals and even from some academic writing. After decades of undertaking fieldwork, the author George Chryssides discusses his experiences, as well as …
Jehovah's Witnesses
Continuity and Change
Häftad, 2018
808 kr
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From its origins in nineteenth century Adventism until the present day, the Watch Tower Society has become one of the best known but least understood new religious movements. Resisting the tendency to define the movement in terms of the negative, this volume offers an empathetic account of the …
Minority Religions in Europe and the Middle East
Mapping and Monitoring
E-bok, 2018
813 kr
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Minority religions, not only New Religious Movements, are explored in this innovative book including the predicament of ancient religions such as Zoroastrianism, ‘old new’ religions such as Baha’i, and traditional religions that are minorities elsewhere. The book is divided into two parts: …
Minority Religions in Europe and the Middle East
Mapping and Monitoring
E-bok, 2018
813 kr
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Minority religions, not only New Religious Movements, are explored in this innovative book including the predicament of ancient religions such as Zoroastrianism, ‘old new’ religions such as Baha’i, and traditional religions that are minorities elsewhere. The book is divided into two parts: …
Christians in the Twenty-First Century
Av Margaret Z. Wilkins, George D. Chryssides
E-bok, 2014
738 kr
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''Christians in the Twenty-First Century'' examines Christianity as it is understood and practised both by active followers and those who regard themselves as Christian. The book opens with an examination of key Christian concepts - the Bible, the Creeds, the Church and the sacraments - and the …
Christians in the Twenty-First Century
Av Margaret Z. Wilkins, George D. Chryssides
E-bok, 2014
762 kr
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''Christians in the Twenty-First Century'' examines Christianity as it is understood and practised both by active followers and those who regard themselves as Christian. The book opens with an examination of key Christian concepts - the Bible, the Creeds, the Church and the sacraments - and the …
Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying Christians
Av George D. Chryssides, Stephen E. Gregg
Inbunden, 2019
2550 kr
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Drawing on a range of methodologies, editors George D. Chryssides and Stephen E. Gregg shift attention from normative textual and doctrinal matters to issues of materiality and everyday life in Christianity. This handbook is structured in four parts, which include coverage of the following aspects …
Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying Christians
Av George D. Chryssides, Stephen E. Gregg
E-bok, 2019
670 kr
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Drawing on a range of methodologies, editors George D. Chryssides and Stephen E. Gregg shift attention from normative textual and doctrinal matters to issues of materiality and everyday life in Christianity. This handbook is structured in four parts, which include coverage of the following aspects …
Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying Christians
Av George D. Chryssides, Stephen E. Gregg
E-bok, 2019
670 kr
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Drawing on a range of methodologies, editors George D. Chryssides and Stephen E. Gregg shift attention from normative textual and doctrinal matters to issues of materiality and everyday life in Christianity. This handbook is structured in four parts, which include coverage of the following aspects …
Jehovah’s Witnesses
A New Introduction
Inbunden, 2022
1067 kr
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What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah’s Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home?This book introduces Jehovah’s Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower …
Jehovah’s Witnesses
A New Introduction
Häftad, 2022
346 kr
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What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah’s Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home?This book introduces Jehovah’s Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower …
Jehovah’s Witnesses
A New Introduction
E-bok, 2022
363 kr
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What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah''s Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home? This book introduces Jehovah''s Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower …
Jehovah’s Witnesses
A New Introduction
E-bok, 2022
374 kr
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What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah''s Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home? This book introduces Jehovah''s Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower …
