Beyond Religion and the Secular: Creative Spiritual Movements and Their Relevance to Political, Social and Cultural Reform

Abstract

Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Rethinking the Terrain -- 2 The Bahá'ís: Prosociality and Global Civilization -- 3 Soka Gakkai and Cosmic Humanism -- 4 Ananda Marga and Utopian Futurism -- 5 Brahma Kumaris: Modernism on the Way to Apocalypse -- 6 The Church Universal and Triumphant: The Democratization of Counterfactuality -- 7 The Charismatic Latter-day Saints -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendix: Latter-day Saint Doctrinal Innovations -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Imprint.