Legitimating new religions

James R. Lewis has written the first book to deal explicitly with the issue of how emerging religions legitimate themselves. He contends that a new religion has at least four different, though overlapping, areas where legitimacy is a concern: making converts, maintaining followers, shaping public op...

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Contributors: Lewis, James R. 1949-2022 (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Brunswick, N.J Rutgers University Press c2003
In:Year: 2003
Further subjects:B Authority ; Religious aspects
B TRAVEL ; Special Interest ; Religious
B Psychology, Religious
B Cults ; Psychology
B Electronic books
B Cults Psychology
B Authority Religious aspects
B Religion ; History
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