PPT-Cults

By Steven Tobey What is a cult a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as extreme or dangerous are you kidding me. You will have at your 57374ngertips over twenty years of research to answer your questions strengthen your faith and improve your witness to others Over 100 Pro57374les Over 400 pages of in formation 57375e history and pri mary teachings of each gro RELS 225: Cults and New Religious Movements. Agenda. Attendance. Exam description. Review. Essay. Course Evaluations. The Midterm Test. The midterm test will . include . multiple choice, . passage identification, definitions. How do religions develop – and who joins them?. Learning Objectives. . 1. . Describe . the key features and differences between four types of religious organisation:. Church. Denomination. Sect. Cult. 1. our terms. please keep in mind: . religious culture & social organization our terms (etic) to analyse something else. analytical terms do not necessarily represent the entire phenomenon, just a dimension. Vas rs cults have long depended upon emotionalism to fill their buildings and billfolds. Mrn fake healer, erronly labeled fith heal- , are profional frenzy experts. Protesant de- sm has dabbled in e 1 

  

  
  

  familiar faces in the crowd. And soMost people find cults scary. But that CULTS. b. y June Hunt. What Is a Cult. ? . A cult is a . sect or group of people. that holds to deviant . doctrines. A cult is a . system of religious beliefs. that distorts orthodox Biblical doctrine. 3 Religious Organization and Religiosity. Religious Organization. Church. – . all members of a society are also members of the religion. Denomination. – . a religious organization that most members of society accept as legitimate. What is a Cult. Every cult can be defined as a group having all of the following five characteristics:. 1. It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate and retain its members. 2. It forms an elitist totalitarian society.. Let’s Talk About Cults !. cult. noun.  \ˈ. kəlt. \.  . a . small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as extreme or dangerous. What is the difference between:. A church. A denomination. A sect. A cult. Roy Wallis (1976) - . divided organizations into respectable (uniquely legitimate or pluralistically legitimate) or deviant. Some Terms…. Divination - foretelling the future by a system . e.g. palm-reading, water-reading, tea-leaves, I-. Ching. etc. Soothsaying – much the same as divination but without a system, false prophetic reading of omens, portents and signs. A presentation by Tyler Anderson and Jared Wright . Introduction. Sociology as a positivist science . Understanding the fundamental characteristics of religion. Durkheim is trying to take an objective view of religious belief which can be applied to all religions. A former cult member, now a counselor helping those affected by destructive cults, Hassan exposes the troubling facts about cults\' recruitment, their use of psychological manipulation, and their often subtle influence on government, the legal system, and society as a whole.  This updated paperback edition includes a new preface by the author and an expanded bibliography and resource list.