Academic Advocacy for New Religious Movements
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Academic Advocacy for New Religious Movements

Of Apocalypse and Justice

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eBook - ePub

Academic Advocacy for New Religious Movements

Of Apocalypse and Justice

About this book

This book explores the intersection of advocacy and academic practice within the social sciences, focusing on the ethical dimensions and potential consequences of researchers engaging in political action on behalf of the groups they study. Investigating the ethical and practical implications of advocacy in academic work, specifically within the social sciences. It examines how scholars, guided by their research and vision for social change, engage politically to support the groups they study. The book addresses the debate surrounding academic advocacy: is it harmful or a necessary pursuit? Through a detailed study of a historical advocacy movement, it analyzes the global campaign to gain legitimacy for new religious movements (NRMs) between 1980 and 2000. It is an important read for scholars of New Religious Movements and those interested in the way religion is studied.

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Year
2025
Print ISBN
9783031831683
eBook ISBN
9783031831690

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1.Ā Seduced by a Dream of Justice
  4. 2.Ā The Consensus in Plan and Action
  5. 3.Ā Defending the Children of God/The Family
  6. 4.Ā The Unification Church in Search of Respectability
  7. 5.Ā A Memory of Jonestown
  8. 6.Ā Defending Rajneesh
  9. 7.Ā The Martyrdom of David Koresh
  10. 8.Ā Defending More Abuses and More Abusers
  11. 9.Ā Collaborating with Scientology
  12. 10.Ā Advocacy, Collaboration, and Ethics
  13. 11.Ā Lessons to Remember
  14. Back Matter

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