WebStark, Rodney and Roger Finke, "A Rational Approach to the History of American Cults and Sects." David G. Bromley and Jeffrey K. Hadden, eds., Religion and the Social Order: The Handbook of Cults and Sects in America, Volume 3 (Part A). Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, 1993: 109-125. Stark, Rodney and William Sims Bainbridge. WebSites about New Religious Movements, Sects and Cults New Religious Movements Page A site created by Jeff Hadden who was a professor at University of Virginia. Hadden's students had compiled extensive information on a diverse collection of religious groups. ... Cultwatch: A look at cults in America by the Institute for the Study of American Religion
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WebThe Apologetics Index ‘family of web sites’ provides 47,917+ pages of research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, and alternative religions. Also included: information about apologetics-, anticult-, and countercult organizations, as well as entries on doctrines, religious practices and world views. WebThe new council listed 80 large sects which it considered potentially dangerous to Russian society, and mentioned that there were thousands of smaller ones. Large sects listed … chrome timeout error
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