New Religions and the Theological Imagination in AmericaBednarowski is especially good at elucidating the theological daring of these new American religions. . . . [She] demonstrates in a very few pages how . . . theology and group adherence made the individual count, a configuration simultaneously American, un-American, and important. ÑJon Butler "The cultural confrontation with these `new religions' is very real and usually very misinformed. Bednarowski has gone to great lengths to dispel the ignorance." ÑThe Christian Century "A groundbreaking study." ÑSyzygy: Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture Organized as a series of theological conversations about ultimate questions, this book offers a guide to the answers these six religions offer. Drawing heavily on sources from the movements themselves, it presents a balanced comparative account of the emerging theological systems of America's new religions. |
Contents
Who or What Is God Like? | 19 |
Three What Does It Mean to Be Human? | 45 |
Death and Afterlife in the New Religions | 75 |
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