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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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J
Rutgers University Press
c2003
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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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