PPT-Religious organizations, including cults, sects, denominations, churches and New Age movements,

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. 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. Mr. . Divett. Martin Luther. Martin Luther. Wrote the 95 Theses. Condemned the selling of . indulgences. Started an revolt against the Catholic church. Translated the Bible into German. Wanted all to have equal access to God and the Bible. 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. You Can Read About in the . Bible. Matthew 16:18; 1 Cor. 4:17; Eph. 4:5. “Sect” = “Denomination”. There were sects of the Jewish religion: . Sadducees (Acts 5:17). Pharisees (Acts 15:5; 26:5). 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.. Christian History. 6. . 19. th. century Revivals & Free Churches. Eighteenth-Century . Enlightenment. Le siècle des . Lumières. . (. century of light. ) . Zeitalter. der . Aufklärung. . (. CHAPTER TWO. - Palestine has always been a strategic place in World History; the keystone of the fertile crescent. - Bridges two continents, playing a key international commercial, political, and cultural role. Profile of the Nation. The Geography of the Nation. U.S. a land of small geographical beginnings.. Began as slender fringe of 13 states along the Atlantic coast who declared independence in 1776.. But the colonists actually inhabited a fringe of a fringe.. Council of Europe?. Gennadiy. . Druzenko. , LL.M.. Director for Central & Eastern Europe. Williams . WorldWide. . Groupe. . The Law of Ukraine on the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations. 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. CHAPTER TWO. - Palestine has always been a strategic place in World History; the keystone of the fertile crescent. - Bridges two continents, playing a key international commercial, political, and cultural role. 293200200ReligionIncluding public relations for religionClass here comparative religion religions other than Christianity works dealingwith various religions with religious topics not applied to speci