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This list of new religious movements (NRMs), lists groups that either identify themselves as religious, ethical or spiritual organizations, or are generally seen as such by religious scholars, which are independent of older denominations, churches, or religious bodies. Although there is no one criterion or set of criteria for describing a group as a "new religious movement", use of the term usually requires that the group be both of recent origin and different from existing religions.
Debate surrounds the phrase "of recent origin". Some authors use World War II as the dividing line, whereas others define as "new" everything after the advent of the Bahá'í Faith (mid-19th century) or even everything after Sikhism (17th century).[1]
Influenced by major religions
Buddhism-oriented
- Aum Shinrikyo (now known as Aleph)
- Diamond Way
- Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
- New Kadampa Tradition
- Share International
- True Buddha School
- Vipassana movement
Christianity-oriented
- Branhamism
- Body of Christ
- The Brethren (Jim Roberts group), known as the "garbage eaters"
- Children of God
- Church of the Last Testament
- Emerging Church Movement
- Endeavor Academy
- Foundation for A Course In Miracles
- Grail Movement
- Holy Spirit Movement
- Jesus Movement
- Legio Maria
- Love Family
- Lumpa Church
- Makuya
- Mama Tata
- Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
- Peoples Temple
- The Living Word Fellowship
- The Process Church of The Final Judgment
- Understanding Principles for Better Living Church
- União do Vegetal
- Unification Church
- Universal Life
Hinduism-oriented
- Advance Party
- Ananda Marga
- Art of Living
- Brahma Kumaris
- Divine Light Mission
- Eckankar
- Sahaja Yoga
- Sathya Sai Baba movement
- Sant Mat
- Savitri Era
- School of Economic Science
- Swadhyaya
- Swaminarayan Faith
Islam-oriented / Quranic
Judaism-oriented
Sikhism-oriented
Taoism-oriented
- Cheondoism
- Jeung San Do
- Falun Gong
- Way of Former Heaven sects, including
Syncretistic
Faiths created from blending earlier religions or that consider all or some religions to be essentially the same, often founded by Mahdi/Maitreya/Messiah claimants who profess to fulfill multiple prophecies simultaneously.
- Arès Pilgrim Movement
- Bwiti
- Cao Dai
- Church Universal and Triumphant
- Huna
- I-Kuan Tao
- Konkokyo
- Modekngei
- Osho/Rajneeshism
- Santo Daime
- Seicho-No-Ie
- Tenrikyo
- Universal Life Church
- Vale do Amanhecer
Regional
NRMs with ties to local "indigenous" traditions or geographically limited influence.
Africa
NRMs based in Africa or drawing on traditional African religions.
Afro-American
Central Asia
Central and South America
China
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Oceania
Phillipines
Taiwan
Vietnam
Modern Western Cultures
United States
- Amica Temple of Radiance
- Ausar Auset Society
- Buddhist Nation
- Creativity Movement
- Fundamentalism
- Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness
- Native American Church
- Nation of Gods and Earths
- Nation of Islam
- neo-Pantheism
- Naturalistic Pantheism
- Nuwaubianism
- Religious Naturalism
- Spiritual Naturalism
Esotericism, New Age,Occultism, Spiritism
- Church Universal and Triumphant
- Direct Worship of the Actual God
- Eckankar
- Kenja Communication
- Order of the Solar Temple
- Process Church of the Final Judgement
- Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
- Silva Mind Control
- Summum
- Church of Synanon
- Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc.
- Universal Faithists of Kosmon
- Urantia
- Vale do Amanhecer
UFO religions
- Aetherius Society
- Avatar
- Chen Tao
- Heaven's Gate
- Raelism
- Universe people
- Unarius Academy of Science
- Scientology[2][3][4]
Neo-paganism
Syncretic paganism
Neopaganism
- Neo-druidism (Some Neo-druids are eclectic, some are Reconstructionist)
- Wicca
- Polytheistic reconstructionist
Entheogenic
- Bwiti
- Cantheism
- Church of Cognizance
- Church of the Universe
- Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church
- Green Earth Ministries
- League for Spiritual Discovery
- Native American Church
- Rastafari Movement
- Sacrament of Transition
- Santo Daime
- THC Ministry
- União do Vegetal
Technology-oriented
Ethnic supremacist
Fictional, parodic or mock religions
- Bokononism
- Campus Crusade for Cthulhu
- Church of Euthanasia
- Church of the SubGenius
- Flying Spaghetti Monster
- Invisible Pink Unicorn
- Kibology
- Landover Baptist Church
See also
Notes
- ^ The definitions of "new" varies greatly. Some authors such as Eileen Barker and David V. Barrett, see as new movements those originating or appearing in a new context after World War II, others define as "new" movements originating after the Bahá'í Faith or even everything originating after Sikhism. For this article, the following is used: "The historical bench-mark normally taken to divide new religions from old is the Second World War or shortly after. Thus Peter Clarke identifies his focus as 'those new religions that have emerged in Britain since 1945'. (Clarke, 1987, p 5.) - http://web.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/diskus/chryssides.html Retrieved 18 September 2008
- ^ Partridge, Christopher Hugh (2003). UFO Religions. Routledge. pp. 188, 263–265. ISBN 0415263247.
- ^ Lewis, James R. (editor) (November 2003). The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of UFO Religions. Prometheus Books. p. 42. ISBN 1573929646.
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(help) - ^ http://www.antisemitism.org.il/eng/Creativity%20Movement
- ^ http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/asw2003-4/usa.htm
- ^ The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology, Goorick-Clarke, pg 17
- ^ Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups. Contributors: Stephen E. Atkins - author. Publisher: Greenwood Press. Place of Publication: Westport, CT. Publication Year: 2002. Page Number: 217
Further reading
- Barrett, D. V. The New Believers - A survey of sects, cults and alternative religions 2001 UK, Cassell & Co. ISBN 0-304-35592-5
- Hadden, Jeffrey K. and Douglas Cowan The New Religious Movements Homepage @The University of Virginia [1]
- Chistopher Partridge, New Religions: A Guide, Oxford University Press, 2004