New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America

Acknowledgement

Preface

Introduction Barry Hankins

1. Controversial Christian Movements: History, Growth, and Outlook Timothy Miller

2. The Cult Awareness Network and the Anticult Movement: Implications for NRMs in America Anson Shupe, Susan E. Darnell, and Kendrick Moxon

3. A Contemporary Ordered Religious Community: The Sea Organization J. Gordon Melton

4. Women in Controversial New Religions: Slaves, Priestesses, or Pioneers? Susan J. Palmer

5. Satanism and Witchcraft: Social Construction of a Melded but Mistaken Identity James T. Richardson

6. A Critical Analysis of Evidentiary and Procedural Rulings in Branch Davidian Civil Case Stuart A. Wright

7. New Religious Movements and Conflicts with Law Enforcement Catherine Wessinger

8. Christian Reconstruction after Y2K: Gary North, the New Millennium, and Religious Freedom Adam C. English

9. A Not So Charitable Choice: New Religious Movements and President Bush's Plan for Faith-Based Social Services Derek H. Davis

10. Fighting for Free Exercise from the Trenches: A Case Study of Religious Freedom Issues Faced by Wiccans Practicing in the United States Catharine Cookson

11. The Persecution of West Virginia Jehovah's Witnesses and the Expansion of Legal Protection for Religious Liberty Chuck Smith

Notes

About the Contributors

Index