Antiquity and Social Reform - Religious Experience in the Unification Church, Feminist Wicca and Nation of Yahweh (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

Although religious innovation in America has historically been the norm rather than the exception, mainstream Americans have often viewed new religious movements with suspicion and occasionally with outright alarm. The question motivating many studies of new religious movements has been "why would someone join these religions?" In Antiquity and Social Reform, Dawn Hutchinson offers at least one answer to this often repeated query. She argues that followers of new religious movements in the 1960s-1980s, specifically the Unification Church, Feminist Wicca and the Nation of Yahweh, considered these religions to be legitimate because they offered members a personal religious experience, a connection to an ancient tradition, and agency in improving their world. Utilizing an historical approach, Antiquity and Social Reform considers the conversion narratives of adherents and primary literature of the formative years of these movements, which demonstrates that the religious experiences of the adherents, and a resonance with the goals of these religions, propelled members into social action.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Dawn Hutchinson
Dimensions:	212 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	230
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4438-2287-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion
LSN:	1-4438-2287-6
Barcode:	9781443822879

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