REL 1921 - New Religious Movements in America

3 class hours,3 credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): None; however, REL 2300 is strongly suggested.
An exploration of America’s new religious movements from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes themes such as “cults” and the anti-cult movement, charismatic leadership, conversion methods, millennialism, modernization, and globalization. Groups include but are not limited to those deriving from 19th century influences and the Biblical tradition, New Age and Neo-Pagan, Eastern arrivals, African origins, Native American, and the science-related groups such as Scientology.