An Initial Response to the Call for Reframing the History of New Religious Movements

In response to Nova Religio articles by Andreas Pietsch and Sita Steckel, Michael Driedger, and Johannes C. Wolfart calling for a reframing of new religious movements by new religions scholars, agreement is offered that new religions studies will be well served by incorporating insights from scholar...

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Auteur principal: Melton, J. Gordon 1942- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Californiarnia Press [2018]
Dans: Nova religio
Année: 2018, Volume: 21, Numéro: 4, Pages: 88-95
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Nouvelles religions / Historiographie
RelBib Classification:AA Sciences des religions
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B new religions studies
B New Religious Movements
B Religious Diversity
B Apocalypticism
B Religious Violence
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Résumé:In response to Nova Religio articles by Andreas Pietsch and Sita Steckel, Michael Driedger, and Johannes C. Wolfart calling for a reframing of new religious movements by new religions scholars, agreement is offered that new religions studies will be well served by incorporating insights from scholars of new religious movements and sectarian movements of the late medieval and Reformation eras, as well as by recasting assumptions that associate apocalyptic movements with violence. It is also suggested that a more sophisticated assessment of pluralism in previous centuries and more attention to methodological issues will provide a firmer foundation for current claims of a growing religious diversity in the contemporary world.
ISSN:1541-8480
Contient:Enthalten in: Nova religio
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1525/nr.2018.21.4.88