REL 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Falun Gong, New Religious Movement, Teachings Of Falun Gong
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New religious movements (nrms) religious groups that arose in modern times and now have sufficient size, longevity, and cultural impact to merit academic study. Started by one of william miller"s followers, ellen g. white. Saturday: their day of worship + rest look forward to the coming (advent) of christ. Suffered greatly in wwii, were targeted in the holocaust for refusing to recognize the recognize no human govt. authority of the nazi govt. New age beliefs + practices that aim to bring the indiv. to a state of higher consciousness touches on asian and indigenous religions includes crystal healing, channeling spirits, shamanism, veneration of the earth, and ritual techniques. Believe that the world has entered/is about to enter a spiritual millennium of more- fulfilling spiritual life. People"s temple a utopian nrm led by jim jones that ended in mass murder in guyana in. Jim jones tried to build a utopian commune on apostolic socialism, a version of.
