..". solid scholarship.... It] will not only serve as a model
for those studying the New Religious Movements of the late
twentieth century, but will offer help to mainline and other
religious institutions who are struggling with problems of identity
and change in our complex society today." Church History
..". a thoroughly enjoyable book that would fit well into a
graduate readings seminar on new religious movements....The book
deserves a wide reading." Nova Religio
"Lucas s study provides a model of how best to combine the
methodologies and analyses of the history of religions and
sociology. He has provided the groundwork for continued tracking of
developments in this new religious movement for comparative
purposes." Journal of the American Academy of Religion
..". a carefully researched and well-written history of one of
the important new religious movements to appear in the United
States during the 1960s... the volume can be heartily recommended
to all students of American religion." American Historical
Review
"Lucas has written one of the best informed studies of the
evolution of a metaphysical cult into mainline eastern orthodoxy."
The Reader s Review
"This is an important book for libraries with holdings in
American religion." Choice
..". a fascinating narrative... a rich feast for the
investigator of the subculture of esoteric religion... " American
Studies International
..". especially welcome. It offers an in-depth, meticulously
documented history of a church, the Holy Order of MANS, that arose
from the Christian esoteric mystery tradition and then
metamorphosed into a traditionalist Orthodox Christian sect. This
unlikely tale has more twists and turns than a whodunit... this
volume is that rarest of finds: an academic book that is a delight
to read." Gnosis Magazine
Traces the journey of a new religious movement from its start as
a monastic-style New Age order to its transformation into the more
conventional Christ the Savior Brotherhood, an Eastern Orthodox
sect. A remarkable story of social and spiritual change in
contemporary America."
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