New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America
- ISBN-10
- 0253114462
- ISBN-13
- 9780253114464
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989-11-22
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Author
- Mary Farrell Bednarowski
Description
"Bednarowski 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." -- Jon 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." -- The Christian Century "A groundbreaking study." -- Syzygy: 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.
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