Conntributors to this volume tackle the question of how to define the contours of current religious fundamentalism, examining the private & public postures of f

This book examines the highly politicized religious groups and movements that have surfaced since the late 1970s in the United States, Central America, South Af

How does a religious fundamentalist come to embrace a counter-cultural world view? Fundamentalism can be analysed from a variety of perspectives. It is a type o

In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a power

Examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions, ranging from the high growth rates of successful minority religious movements suc