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  • ‘Cult’ Rhetoric in the 21st Century

    Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements

    Edited by Aled Thomas, Edward Graham-Hyde ...
    Series series Religion at the Boundaries
    Examining contemporary understandings of the term 'cult', this book brings together scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology and religious studies. Focusing on how 'cult rhetoric' affects our perceptions of new religious movements, the contributors explore how these minority groups have developed and deconstruct the language we use to describe them.Ranging from the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Free Zone Scientology

    Contesting the Boundaries of a New Religion

    by Aled Thomas ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies
    In this novel academic study, Aled Thomas analyses modern issues surrounding boundaries and fluidity in contemporary Scientology. By using the Scientologist practice of 'auditing' as a case study, this book explores the ways in which new types of 'Scientologies' can emerge. The notion of Free Zone Scientology is characterised by its horizontal structure, in contrast to the vertical-hierarchy of ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

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  • The Religion of L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology: The Cult of Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Lisa-Marie Presley

    by Robert Alan King ...
    The Religion of L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology: The Cult of Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Lisa-Marie Presley by Robert Alan King is a booklet with over 5,600 words. It explores the religious tenants of the Church of Scientology to arrive at a basic understanding of what they believe. Though the book also sometimes conveys the contrasting beliefs of Christianity, the real focus is on ... Read more

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  • What is Scientology?

    History, Beliefs, Rules, Secrets and Facts

    by Boyd Grant ...
    It's a safe bet that you have at least heard of Scientology. Nine times out of ten what you have heard is negative. This often leads to a greater misunderstanding of Scientology, Scientologists and what the mission of the Church of Scientology actually is. What Is Scientology: History, Beliefs, Rules, Secrets and Facts, objectively explains and discusses the following: o The belief system of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Post Secular: Science, Humanism and the Future of Faith

    by Marc Schaus ...
    How modern life has transformed major faiths worldwide in the twenty-first century – and what breaking new research in neuroscience, human genetics and the socioeconomic trends of today can tell us about upcoming spiritual beliefs of the future. Ultimately, the "future" of religion is approaching far more quickly than many of us think. The greatest mysteries of life – who we are, how life began, ... Read more

    $7.36 USD

  • The Church of Scientology

    A History of a New Religion

    by Hugh B. Urban ...
    Scientology's long and complex journey to recognition as a religionScientology is one of the wealthiest and most powerful new religions to emerge in the past century. To its detractors, L. Ron Hubbard's space-age mysticism is a moneymaking scam and sinister brainwashing cult. But to its adherents, it is humanity's brightest hope. Few religious movements have been subject to public scrutiny like ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • How To Sift Through Media Bullsh*t

    by Bo Bennett, PhD ...
    A fact is a fact, right? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. A "fact" is primarily defined as "a thing that is indisputably the case." The problem with that definition is that virtually anything can be disputed, and most things are. But the legal language of "beyond a reasonable doubt" applies to this definition. Many times, especially on the Internet, facts that are disputed are done so WITHOUT ... Read more

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  • The New Copernicans

    Millennials and the Survival of the Church

    by David John Seel Jr. ...
    "Our millennial children, as well as nonchurchgoing millennials, are both the church's greatest challenge and its most exciting new opportunity."—John Seel, PhDWarning: There is a fundamental frame of reference shift in American society happening right now among young adults. You may think of this group as millennials—those born between 1980 and 2000—but millennials resist this label for good ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Sam Harris Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Sam Harris

    by Gloria Medina ...
    This book is your ultimate Sam Harris resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Sam Harris's whole picture right away. Get countless Sam Harris facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Sam Harris Handbook is the single ... Read more

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  • Philosophies of Islamic Education

    Historical Perspectives and Emerging Discourses

    Edited by Mujadad Zaman, Nadeem Memon ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Religion and Education
    The study of Islamic education has hitherto remained a tangential inquiry in the broader focus of Islamic Studies. In the wake of this neglect, a renaissance of sorts has occurred in recent years, reconfiguring the importance of Islam’s attitudes to knowledge, learning and education as paramount in the study and appreciation of Islamic civilization. Philosophies of Islamic Education, stands in ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Digital Religion

    Understanding Religious Practice in Digital Media

    Edited by Heidi A. Campbell, Ruth Tsuria ...
    This book offers a critical and systematic survey of the study of religion and digital media. It covers religious engagement with a wide range of digital media forms and highlights examples of new media engagement in all five of the major world religions. From mobile apps and video games to virtual reality and social media, the book:• provides a detailed review of major topics including ritual, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Atheism: All That Matters

    by Dylan Evans ...
    Series series All That Matters
    Why are more and more people believing that there is no god?It sometimes feels that much of the western world is now post-religious. But now the initial charge of Richard Dawkins and the new atheists has past, what does atheism really mean? That is the question that Dylan Evans addresses in this thoughtful and engaging atheist manifesto.Discover what values atheists share with believers. Explore ... Read more

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