New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America

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. --Syzygy: 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.

Author: Mary Farrell Bednarowski
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11/22/1989
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.14w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780253209528

About the Author

MARY FARRELL BEDNAROWSKI is Professor of Religious Studies at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.