Heated debates about "what really happened in Waco" are a recurring public drama. Yet, little or no attention has been given to the work of the negotiators who

New nontraditional religious movements are the most likely groups to offend mainstream culture and the least likely to have representatives in government to ens

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The story of a large yet little-known Protestant denomination

The American public’s perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "anticult" movement of the 1970s, which gave