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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