Title: Alternatives to American mainline churches /
Authors: Fichter, Joseph Henry, 1908-; Bainbridge, William Sims; Fichter, Joseph Henry, 1908-1994.
Publisher: Unification Theological Seminary ; Distributed by the Rose of Sharon Press,
Year: 1983
Subjects: Cults United States; Christian sects United States
Contents: Introduction: choice of alternatives / Joseph H. Fichter -- Concepts for a theory of religious movements / Rodney Stark and William Sims Bainbridge -- A definition of cult: terms and approaches / David Martin -- Spiritual frontiers fellowship / Melinda B. Wagner -- Thelemic Magick in America / J. Gordon Melton -- Scientology as technological Buddhism / Frank K. Flinn -- The many faces of Krishna / Larry D. Shinn -- Catholic traditionalist movement / William D. Dinges -- The electronic churches / Jeffrey K. Hadden -- Home church: alternative parish / Joseph H. Fichter.