In American Cult, over twenty cartoonists explore the history of religious cults in this country, from the Colonial era to today-looking beyond the scandalous headlines to find the human stories within. Edited by Robyn Chapman, American Cult features comics by: Lara Antal Brian 'Box' Brown ...
Contemporary Cults But there are numerous factors in postindustrial societies that have, working with traditional motivations, facilitated the rise of an unprecedented number of cults of which a number are given--as in the past--to abusive, criminal, or suicidal behavior.The word "cult" is used...
often with bizarre or unorthodox practices, values, or beliefs that differ from mainstream or accepted thinking, which engenders conflict between the group and society, and uses unethical manipulative techniques of persuasion and control to advance the leader’s goal; cults may be linked to mass sui...
The second possibility Cavanaugh raises is equally dangerous. In this scenario, the state absorbs the church and uses its monopoly on violence to impose at least outward compliance with the religious tenets of that church. In America today, these tenets are increasingly the tenets of wokeness. If...
and during the Reformation in Western Europe merged into a popular movement that put an end to the undivided domination of Catholicism.In other religions, sects emerged through the separation of opposing currents from the dominant religion, expressing a spontaneous social protest by the popular masses...
Positive NORTH AMERICA United States: Schwadel 2011:Table 1∗ (belief in “a higher power”) Not significant NORTH AMERICA United States: Schwadel 2011:Table 1∗ (belief in God per se) Negative INTERNATIONAL Multiple Country Averages: Sacerdote & Glaeser 2001:41 (belief in God) ...
There are many cults out there. In this quiz, you'll attempt to match each cult to its leader or leaders. Average Hutchhxcx Jan 13 22 399 plays 17. Hot Under the Collar Multiple Choice 10 Qns Many people of faith couple their devotion with an inquiring mind, making scientific disco...
Of course, over time it no longer makes sense to identify new religious movements as cults, and so traditions like Mormon and Baha’i are independent traditions. However, this is often contested, as early Christians identified as Jews, most Mormons consider themselves Christians, and Sufis ...
The New Subversives: Anti-America... Elshtain,B J. - 《Theology Today》 被引量: 0发表: 1983年 Cults, Brainwashing, and Counter-Subversion Periodically in American history, periods of spiritual ferment have erupted in which unconventional and sometimes rather authoritarian sects have developed... ...
I have arrived at the point where I can wholeheartedly (thus unreservedly) agree with prolific and brilliant philosopherLarry May’s statement that Thomas Hobbes is “arguably the greatest systematic philosopher to have written in the English language.” If that be too extravagant for you (e.g....