Alternative religions and A Guide - Resources and Review

Offers original articles and features about agnosticism and atheism, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
 
Information and links for study and interpretation of religions. Provides general guides, treatment of all major religious traditions, information about new religions and links to religious studies material.
 
Alphabetical listing of religious groups from around the world, ranging from Adidam to Zoroastrianism. Profiles summarise the history, beliefs, and contemporary issues associated with the various orders. Additional information is available in the form of Web pages and bibliographies.
 
Offers original articles and features about new age, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include astrology, aura reading, Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine), Chakra, Feng Shui, gemstone lore, herbology, magnetherapy, numerology, palmistry, reincarnation and Tarot cards.
 
Anthology of over 4000 passages from the scriptures of various religious traditions arranged by theme. These include Ultimate Reality and the Purpose of Human Existence, Evil, Sin, and the Human Fall, Salvation and the Saviour, The Religious Life, and Providence, Society and the Kingdom of Heaven.
 
Collection of primary texts relating to Ancient, eastern and western religion and mythology, covering Shintoism, Hinduism, I Ching, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Bahai'i, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and esoteric, occult, and fringe religions.
 
Description of the history, beliefs and practices of Scientologists. Includes bibliography and related links.
 
An independent group established in 1998 to promote scholarly research in the field of new religious consciousness, disseminate reliable information, and highlight problematic issues. Offers an extensive library of texts, conference details, and book reviews. Available in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
 
Collection of material concerned with apocalypticism throughout time, tracing the expectations of early believers, crusaders of the Middle Ages, and followers of New Age philosophy. Provides essays and interviews by historians and biblical scholars on the Book of Revelation, Jews and the birth of apocalyptic thought, and the rise of the Antichrist as a central figure in end time scenarios. Contains a pictorial chronology of artistic representations of the apocalypse throughout Western history, and a round table of scholars discussing apoctalypticism and the American psyche.
 
Offers original articles and features about alternative religions, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
 
Bibliographical index covering material on witchcraft in early modern Europe, searchable by topics such as demonology, magic, and gender issues, as well as by specific countries. Resources are presented in many languages, and cover themes including religion, beliefs and practices, history of witchcraft, and the Salem witch trials.
 
Pamphlets, guides, and news releases from the group which works to oppose the influence of authoritarian religion, together with details of its quarterly magazine, Secular Nation. Includes an annotated list of resources and organisations for freethinkers, atheists, and humanists.
 
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