Why Did New Religious Movements Emerge?
Asking the Right Question First New Religious Movements as a Response to Cultural Change Changes in Values New Religious Movements and the Turmoil of the 1960s New Religious Movements as a Response to Moral Ambiguity New Religious Movements and Social Reintegration The Continued Appeal of NRMs Changes in Social Structure The Search for Surrogate Families Coping with Deinstitutionalization Adapting to Life in Late Modernity Changes in the Role and Character of Religious Institutions New Religious Movements as an Expression of Cultural Continuity New Religious Movements and American Religious History New Religious Movements and the History of Religions Concluding Remarks
