New religious movement (original) (raw)

A New Religious Movement appears as a religious, ethical or spiritual grouping that has not (yet) become recognised as a standard demonination, church or body. Some sociological observers prefer the term to that of "cult".

Examples of New Religious Movements might include:

• Neo-Paganism, in which followers seek to revert back to the pre-Christian earth and nature worship of Western Europe.
• Eclectic Combinatory Movements, such as Celestialism and Theosophy, which posit concordant elements to all religions .
• New World African Hybrid Religions, such as Rastafarianism, Voodoo or Vodun, and Santeria, which combine African Naturalistic religions with Judeo-Christian traditions.

External Links

• Apologetics Index: research resources on cults, sects, and related issues. The publisher operates from an evangelical Christian point of view, but the site links to and presents a variety of viewpoints.
• ReligionNewsBlog.com Current news articles about religious cults, sects, and related issues.

See also Totalitarian religious group.