Peter B. Clarke's in-depth account explores the innovative
character of new religious movements and new forms of spirituality
from a global vantage point. Ranging from North America and Europe
to Japan, Latin America, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, it
is the perfect introduction to NRMs such as Falun Gong, Aum
Shirikyo, the Brahma Kumaris, the Ikhwan or Muslim Brotherhood,
Sufism, the Engaged Buddhist and Engaged Hindi movements, Messianic
Judaism and Rastafarianism. Charting the cultural significance and
global impact of NRMs, he discusses the ways in which various
religious traditions are shaping, rather than displacing, each
other's understanding of notions such as transcendence and faith,
good and evil, of the meaning, purpose and function of religion,
and of religious belonging. He then examines the responses of
governments, churches, the media and general public to new
religious movements, as well as the reaction to older, increasingly
influential religions, such as Buddhism and Islam, in new
geographical and cultural contexts. Taking into account the degree
of continuity between old and new religions, each chapter contains
not only an account of the rise of the NRMs and new forms of
spirituality in a particular region, but also an overview of change
in the regions' mainstream religions.
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