Philosophical explorations of new and alternative religious movements:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England Ashgate c2011
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgement; 1 Philosophy and New and Alternative Religious Movements: Should They Be Introduced?; 2 New Religious Movements: How Should New Religious Movements Be Defined?; 3 Religious Naturalism: Does Religion Require the Supernatural?; 4 New Atheism: Is New Atheism a New Religious Movement?; 7 Scientology: What Is the Relationship between the Supreme Being, Thetans and the Cosmos?; 8 Raelianism: What Is the 'Central' Raelian Argument for the Non-existence of God?; 9 Mormonism: Is the Mormon Concept of God Problematic?; 10 Digital Theology: Is the Resurrection Virtual?
11 The Arica School: Towards a Logic of Unity?Index
This book is the first collection of philosophical essays, by a team of international authors, focusing on new and alternative religious movements. The book begins with an examination of the definition of new religious movements, before offering an introduction to, and an analysis of, core beliefs held by particular movements. Contributors offer an analysis of one or more of the core tenets of the religious movement, providing readers with both an insight into the group and the methodology of philosophy of religion
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781409406549
1409406547
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1409406539
1280689692
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