Comparative Religion: New Religious Movements

The religions described by the term New Religious Movements (NRMs) are "not new in a 'cultural' and 'theological' sense' but in a chronological sense," applying to those religious movements that have arisen since the second World War (The World's Religions).

NRMs are also referred to as alternative or emerging religious movements in the literature. Many scholars prefer such terms to older, less neutral descriptors such as "cults" or "sects."

Print reference sources can be found in the Reference section on the first floor of the Suzzallo library, shelved by Library of Congress call numbers.

• Encyclopedic Handbooks of Cults in America
• Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
• Japanese New Religions: In Global Perspective
• A New Handbook of Living Religions