New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America
Contributors: Derek Davis (Editor); Barry Hankins (Editor)
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780918954923
Subjects: Human rights; Religion: general; United States; Political Science; Freedom of religion; Sociology; Sociology of Religion; Politics/International Relations; USA; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Religion & Spirituality; Cults; Political Freedom & Security - General; Congresses; Religion; Politics - Current Events
First sentence: We humans have a tendency to think that we are living in unique times, and often we are disinclined to look at our past as a help in understanding the present.
Description: "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 liberty in America."--BOOK JACKET.