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American Cults de Jim Willis

American Cults

Autor Jim Willis
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 mar 2023
  • Explores 40 sects, cults and charismatic leaders
  • Uncovers and examines the agendas, manipulations and coercion of cults
  • Cults have had a long and often ugly tradition in the United States.
  • Cults have become integral to modern pop culture and politics
  • Cults have affected society throughout history
  • Facts enhanced with compelling stories
  • Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy
  • Numerous black-and-white photographs
  • Thoroughly indexed
  • Authoritative resource
  • Sure to appeal to politics enthusiasts, conspiracy buffs, history readers, and true-crime aficionados.
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    Specificații

    ISBN-13: 9781578598250
    ISBN-10: 1578598257
    Pagini: 368
    Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
    Greutate: 0.66 kg
    Editura: Visible Ink Press

    Notă biografică

    Jim Willis earned his master's degree in theology from Andover Newton Theological School, and he has been an ordained minister for over 40 years. He has also taught college courses in comparative religion and cross-cultural studies. His background in theology and education led to his writing more than twenty on history, religion, the apocalypse, cross-cultural spirituality, and the mysteries of the unknown. His books include Visible Ink Press' Censoring God; Hidden History; and Lost Civilizations. He lives in the woods of South Carolina.

    Cuprins

    About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction: Crystal Balls and Conspiracies Prologue: What Makes a Cult Possible? Part I: In the Beginning: Why is America Such a Fertile Field for the Growth of Cults? Ch. 1. Lip-Service Religion Ch. 2. Rebelliousness Ch. 3. Entrepreneurship Ch. 4. Religious Freedom Ch. 5. Evolving Social Media Ch. 6. Infatuation with Conspiracy Theory Ch. 7. Living on ?The Eve of Destruction? Part II. Offshoots: Breaking Away from Traditional Religions Ch. 8. Cyrus Teed and the Koreshan Unity Ch. 9. Father Divine and the Peace Mission Ch. 10. Jim Jones and the People's Temple Full Gospel Church Ch. 11. Jim Baker, the PTL Club, and the Return of Jesus Ch. 12. The Evangelical Church, Politics, and the NRA Ch. 13. Joshua, Jesus, Mohammad, and the Implications of Jihad Ch. 14. David Berg and the Family International Ch. 15. The Watchtower Society and Jehovah's Witnesses Ch. 16. Gay Rights, Free Speech, and the Westboro Baptist Church Ch. 17. Jane Whaley, the Word of Faith Fellowship, and the Gospel of Prosperity Ch. 18. David Koresh and the Branch Davidians Part III. Science, Politics, Economics, and Metaphysics: A Codependent Relationship Ch. 19. The Cult of Scientism Ch. 20. The Dogma of Politics Ch. 21. Multi-Level Marketing Cults (MLMs): Pyramids, Ponzis, and Profits Ch. 22. The World of Metaphysics: ?It Seems to Me ...? Ch. 23. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church Ch. 24. Eckankar: Discovering God Part IV. The Universe and Beyond: Answers from the Final Frontier Ch. 25. The Christian Rapture, Carl Jung, and Flying Saucers Ch. 26. The Church of Scientology Ch. 27. Raëlians and the Elohim: Intelligent Design for Atheists Ch. 28. Into the Universe: Latter-day Saints and the Colonization of the Cosmos Ch. 29. Heaven's Gate: Help from Above? Part V. Prophets of the End Times: Telling the Future for Fun and Profit Ch. 30. From 666 to the ?Seventy Sevens?: What Does the Bible Really Say about THE END? Ch. 31. From Nostradamus to Edgar Cayce and Beyond Ch. 32. The Doomsday Clock Ch. 33. Roch Thériault and the Ant Hill Kids Part VI. The Rise of Racial Religion Cults and Social Media: From WASPS to Computers and Beyond Ch. 34. From the Ku Klux Klan to White Nationalism Ch. 35. The New Militia Movement Ch. 36. Nuwaubian Nation: From Black Supremacists to UFOs Ch. 37. Social Media and the Rise of Hate Groups Ch. 38. Spoofing the Movement: Fun with Cults Ch. 39. QAnon: Political Conspiracy and Religious Icons Part VII. Sex in the City: The Dark Potency of Cults Ch. 40. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh: Coming to America Ch. 41. Keith Raniere and NXIVM: The Case of the Self-Styled Revered One Ch. 42. Sullivanians: Sex as a Way of Life Part VIII. Conclusions: What's Ahead for Individual Freedom?
    Epilogue: How Do I Get Out?
    Bibliography Index