This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, manag
This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, manag
The Tokyo subway attack in March 1995 was just one of a series of criminal activities including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and the illegal manufacture of ar
What is a cult? Why do they emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as Waco and Jonestown occur? This reader brings together the voices of historians,
Does religion cause much of the world’s violence? Is religion inherently violent? Would violence disappear if religion did? Is true religion a force for peace