New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America

Religion in North America

by Mary Farrell Bednarowski

"Bednarowski is especially good at elucidating the theological daring of these new American religions. . . . [She] demonstrates in a very few pages how . . . theology and group adherence made the individual count, a configuration simultaneously American, un-American, and important." ―Jon Butler

"The cultural confrontation with these new religions' is very real and usually very misinformed. Bednarowski has gone to great lengths to dispel the ignorance." ―The Christian Century

"A groundbreaking study." ― Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture

Organized as a series of theological conversations about ultimate questions, this book offers a guide to the answers these six religions offer. Drawing heavily on sources from the movements themselves, it presents a balanced comparative account of the emerging theological systems of America's new religions.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Eric Parsons · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as a text for a class in seminary. The presentation is rather dry, but very factual. The author relates basic relative facts pretty clearly and in a straightforward manner that do help to build a good based of knowledge. Recommended for those academically interested in the new religion movement, past, present, and future, in America.

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the parallels she notes between Mormonism and Unificationism.

[Lindsay Olesberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrific coverage of the primary American religions.