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James A. Beckford

Author of Cult Controversies: The Societal Response to the New Religious Movements

12+ Works 82 Members

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Includes the name: Professor James A. Beckford

Works by James A. Beckford

Cult Controversies: The Societal Response to the New Religious Movements (1985) 19 copies

Social Theory and Religion (2003) 19 copies

The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Religion (2007) 11 copies

The trumpet of prophecy : a sociological study of Jehovah's Witnesses (1975) 8 copies

New Religious Movements and Rapid Social Change (1986) 6 copies

Religion and Advanced Industrial Society (1989) 6 copies

Religion in Prison: 'Equal Rites' in a Multi-Faith Society (1998) 4 copies

The Changing Face Of Religion (1989) 3 copies

Muslims in Prison: Challenge and Change in Britain and France (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship) (2005) 2 copies

Theorising religion : classical and contemporary debates (2017) 2 copies

"Holistic Imagery and Ethics in New Religions and Healing Movements" 1 copy

Challenging religion : essays in honour of Eileen Barker (2003) — Editor — 1 copy

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The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion (2001) — Contributor — 52 copies

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New Religious Movements and Rapid Social Change (International Documents – 1987)

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Richard K. Fenn

James T. Richardson Editor

Eileen Barker honoree

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Members: 82
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Rating: 3.0

ISBNs: 36
Languages: 1

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