New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America

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D I I .-.. :.t MORMONISM-NEW AGE • - - THEOSOPHY· • CHRISTIAN SCIENCE - - -SCIENTOLOGY- - U N I FICAT ION C H U RC H New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America Religion in North America Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein, editors New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America MARY FARRELL BEDNAROWSKI INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington and Indianapolis © 1989 by Mary Farrell Bednarowski All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses' Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bednarowski, Mary Farrell. New religions and the theological imagination in America I Mary Farrell Bednarowski. p. em. - (Religion in North America) Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-253-31137-3 1. United States-Religion. 2. Sects-United States. 3. CultsUnited States. 1. Title. II. Series. BL2525.844 1989 291.2-dc19 ISBN 0-253-20952-8 (pbk.) 3 4 5 6 7 04 03 02 01 00 99 88-46038 CIP ...