George D. Chryssides is Honorary Research Fellow at York St John University, UK, and was formerly Head of Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.
"General readers, sixth-formers and first-year university students
might value it as a ground-clearing exercise prior to more detailed
sociological or theological analyses." Reviewed in Theology,
September/October 2000
"This book will be invaluable in the study of NRM's [New Religious
Movements], providing a wealth of data and description, alerting
readers to significant approaches and issues. It is a valuable
addition to the series Issues in Contemporary Religion and works
admirably in that context." Reviews in Religion and Theology 8.1
(February 2001)
"There is much to commend this work. On two accounts it excels.
Firstly, as a text book, it is clear and methodical without being
hard work or boring. It should establish itself as a leader in the
field for a long time. Secondly, for evangelicals it offers a fresh
and helpful balance to the excesses of the counter-culture
movement. Chryssides never goes beyond the evidence, and is always
careful to treat other religions with sensitivity from a position
of knowledge, rather than ignorance." --Reviewed in Themelios 25.3
(June 2000)
"This volume will prove useful for introductory courses in the
sociology of religion and on courses dealing with relatively new
religious movements in general. It is packed with basic information
on the founders and contexts of the emergence of groups and
outlines basic teachings and practices of each." Journal of
Contemporary Religion, 16.1 (2001)
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