{"product_id":"new-religions-2-volumes-eugene-v-gallagher-9781440862359","title":"New Religions [2 Volumes]: Emerging Faiths and Religious Cultures in the Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Religions: Emerging Faiths and Religious Cultures in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e provides insightful global perspectives on the emergent faith communities and new traditions and movements of the last two centuries. Readers will gain access to the information necessary to explore the significance, complexities, and challenges that modern religious traditions have faced throughout their history and that continue to impact society today. The work identifies the themes and issues that have often brought new religions into conflict with the larger societies of which they are a part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoverage includes new religious groups that emerged in America, such as the Seventh-day Adventists, the Latter-day Saints, and the Jehovah's Witnesses; alternative communities around the globe that emerged from the major Western and Eastern traditions, such as Aum Shinrikyo and Al-Qaeda; and marginalized groups that came to a sudden end, such as the Peoples Temple, Heaven's Gate, and the Branch Davidians. The entries highlight thematic and broader issues that run across the individual religious traditions, and will also help students analyze and assess the common difficulties faced by emergent religious communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene V. Gallagher, Lydia Willsky-Ciollo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440862354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440862359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 7.30w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene V. Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e is Rosemary Park Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus at Connecticut College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLydia Willsky-Ciollo\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of religious studies at Fairfield University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eugene V. Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046193000703,"sku":"9781440862359","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7e9e5c0-f0d7-4aec-8ea3-867e3c499990.jpg?v=1684983176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-religions-2-volumes-eugene-v-gallagher-9781440862359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}