An Initial Response to the Call for Reframing the History of New Religious Movements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20200467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Gordon Melton (0000-0002-1022-9955, J. Gordon Melton, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97236, Waco, Texas 76798. Email: [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 88-95 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2018.21.4.88 |
| OpenAlex | W2800584385 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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
Cognitive reframing · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · History of religions · Religious pluralism · Sociology · Anthropology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |