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Journal of Contemporary Religion VOLUME
14 Number 2 May 1999 Articles The Tilted Playing Field: Accounting for Religious Tastes. A more
General model for the Sociology of Religion Andrew Greeley 189 ’Pop-Star’ Priests and the Catholic Response to the ‘Explosion’ of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the ‘Walkout’? Peter B. Clarke 203 Religions, Modulators in Pluri-Ethnic Cities: An Anthropological Analysis of the Relative Shift from Ethnic to Supra-Ethnic and Meta-Ethnic faith communities in Brussels Johan Leman 217
Civic Religion in England: Traditions and Transformations Sophie Gilliat-Ray 233
The Brahmin and the Fakir: Suburban Religiosity in the Cult of Shirdi Sai Baba Smriti Srinivas 245
Magic and Science in the Modern Western Tradition of the I Ching Roderick Main 263
Gender, Profession, and Non-Conformal Religiosity Margit Warburg, Peter Lüchau & Peter B. Andersen 277 Review Article Emergentism and Some Post-Big Bang Perspectives
Michael York 291 Book Reviews 299 Book Notes 327
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14 Number 1 January 1999 Articles Religion and Society in Present-Day Albania Antonia Young 5 New Religions and the Internet: Recruiting in a New Public Space Lorne L. Dawson & Jena Hennebry 17 Atheism, Faith, and the Social Scientific Study of Religion Rodney Stark 41
Chinese Participation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in Hong Kong Caroline Plüss 63 Truth, Authority and Epistemological Individualism in New Age Thought Christopher H. Partridge 77 Reincarnation Belief in Britain: New Age Orientation or Mainstream Option? Helen Waterhouse 97 ‘Some Will See Miracles’: The Reception of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism in Britain Nancy A. Schaefer 111 Comments on Rodney Stark’s “The Rise and fall of Christian Science” Richard Singelenberg 127 Review Article History and Wisdom of The Book of Changes: New Scholarship and Richard Rutt’s Translation X. Yao & H. McMurtrie 133
Book Reviews 139 Book Notes 177
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13 Number 3 October 1998 Articles Creating Sacred Space: Outer Expressions of Inner Worlds in Modern
Wicca Lynne Hume 309 G.I.Gurdjieff: Some References to Love Sophia Wellbeloved 321 Ethnicity, Religious Belonging and Inter Faith Encounter: Some Survey Findings from East London Greg Smith 333 The Socialization of the Gifts of Tongues and Healing in Mexican
Pentecostalism Carlos Garma Navarro 353 Chiluba’s Christian Nation: Christianity as a Factor in Zambian Politics 1991–1996 Paul Gifford 363 A Survey of Representative Groups on SACRE
David W. rose 383 Conference Report 395 Book Reviews 397
Book Notes 439 List of Referees 445 Title-page, VOLUME
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13 Number 2 May 1998 Articles British Theravada Buddhism: Otherworldly Theories and the Theory
of Exchange Sandra Bell 149 Japanese Death Rituals in Transit:From Household Ancestors to
Beloved Antecedents Hikaru Suzuki 171 The Rise and Fall of Christian Science Rodney Stark 189 Managing the Demonic:Some Aspects of the Neo-Pentecostal
Deliverance Ministry Stephen Hunt 215 Contemporary British Quakerism: The Relevance of Structure and
Reference to the Supernatural for its Validity Caroline Plüss 231 The Presentation of the Essenes within Western Esotericism Reender Kranenborg 245 New Age Authenticity and Social Roles: A Response to Steve Bruce Paul Heelas 257 Book Reviews 265 Book Notes 301
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13 Number 1 January 1998 Articles An Examination of the New Age Movement: Who is Involved and What Constitutes its Spirituality Stuart Rose 5 Good Intentions and Bad Sociology: New Age Authenticity and Social Roles Steve Bruce 23 Evangelicals and Politics: a Comparison between Africa and Latin America Paul Freston 37 The Economics of Spiritual Luxury: The Glittering Lobby and the Parliament of Religions Russell T. McCutcheon 51 The Dialectics of Globalised Spirituality: Some Further Observations Richard H. Roberts 65 The Empowering Image of the Divine Mother: a South African Hindu Woman Worshipping the Goddess Alleyn Diesel 73 Matriliny and Mother Goddess Religion Brian Morris 91 Book Reviews 103 Book Notes 135
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12 Number 3 October 1997
Articles
The New Kadampa Tradition and the Continuity of Tibetan Buddhism in Transition David Kay 277 Rethinking Religious Decision-Making in Peasant Millenarianism: The Case of Nueva Jerusalén Miguel C. Leatham 295 The Growth of the Literature on Afro-American, Latin American and African Pentecostalism André Corten 311
When the Deities are Asleep: Processes of Change in an American Hare Krishna Temple Nurit Zaidman 335 The Family, UFOs and God: A Modern Extension of Christian Mythology Mikael Rothstein 353 Creating ‘Cult’ Typologies: Some Strategic Considerations Lorne L. Dawson 363 Taming the Lion of Judah: Masculinity, the Body and Contemporary Christian Liturgy David Torevell 383 Review Article New Age and the Late 20th Century Michael York 401 Book Reviews 421 Book Notes 451 List of Referees 455 Title-page, VOLUME
Contents and Author Index 1997 457
Journal of Contemporary Religion
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12 Number 2 May 1997 Articles Why the Jehovah's Witnesses Grow so Rapidly: A Theoretical
Application Rodney Stark & Laurence R. Iannaccone 133 The Secularisation Thesis: Talking at Cross Purposes Sharon Hanson 159 The Northeast Kingdom Community Church of Island Pond, Vermont: Raising Up a People for Yahshua's Return John M. Bozeman & Susan J. Palmer 181 Lubavitch: A Contemporary Messianic Movement Simon Dein 191
The Religious Basis of Resistance and Non-response: A Methodological Note Roger E. Homan & Pink Dandelion 205 Elements of Religious Belief and Social Values among the Laity
of the Church in Wales Richard Startup & Christopher C. Harris 215
Review Article Stephen J. Castro: Hypocrisy and Dissent within the Findhorn
Foundation: Towards a Sociology of a New Age Community Michael York 229 Book Reviews 239 Book Notes 269
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12 Number 1 January 1997 Articles
Children's Religious Affiliation in Eastern Germany Mary L. Gautier & Joachim Singelmann
5 'Splashed with Goodness': The Many Meanings of Amritfor Young British Sikhs
Eleanor Nesbitt 17 Falling Out of Love: The Ordination of Women and
Recent Anglo- American Anglican Schisms Explored Martyn Percy 35 The Conquest of Magic over Public Space: Discovering the Face of Popular Magic in Contemporary Society
Paula Eleta 51 The Goddess and Power: Witchcraft and Religion in America
Allen Scarboro & Philip Andrew Luck 69 Research Paper Religion, Personality and Happiness Leslie J. Francis & David Lester 81 Review Article Martin Gardner: Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery Michael York 87
Book Reviews 99 Book Notes 121
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11 Number 3 October 1996 Articles Religion in Britain at the Close of the 20th Century: A Challenge to the Silver Lining Perspective Steve Bruce 261 'Plaining': The Social and Cognitive Practice of Symbolisation in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Peter J. Collins 277 Journalistic Bias Toward New Religious Movements in Australia James T. Richardson 289 Purity and Danger in the Solar Temple Susan J. Palmer 303 Iconographic Representations of Sri Ramakrishna and
Swami Vivekananda Gwilym Beckerlegge 319 Spiritualists, Aliens and UFOs: Extraterrestrialsas Spirit Guides Jennifer E. Porter 337
Conference Report The Nature of the Self: Report of a Two-DayChristian-Vaishnava Conference Gavin D'Costa 355 Review Article Dave Tomlinson: The Post Evangelical Martyn Percy 357 Book Reviews 361 Book Notes 393 Conference Announcements 397 List of Referees 399
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Journal of Contemporary Religion
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11 Number 2 May 1996
Articles Why Religious Movements Succeed or Fail: A Revised GeneralModel Rodney Stark 133 The Protestant Eruption into Modern Brazilian Politics Paul Freston 147 The Ramakrishna Sarada Devi Ashram for Women in South Africa Alleyn Diesel 169 Higher Realities and the Inner Self: One Quest? Transcendence and the Significance of the Body in the New Age Circuit Hildegard Van Hove 185 British Buddhism and the New Age Denise Cush 195 Agape and Karuna: Some Comparisons William H. Jennings 209 Review Article
Prudence Jones & Nigel Pennick: A History of PagenEurope M. York 219
Book Reviews 227 Book Notes 251
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11 Number 1 January 1996
Articles Encountering England: Patterns of Conflict and Accommodation in Two Non-Christian Religions Judith Coney & Jonathan Tritter 5
Scientology's Relationship with Eastern Religious Traditions Stephen A. Kent 21
Hare Krishna and Sanatan Dharm in Britain: The Campaign for Bhaktivedanta Manor Malory Nye 37 Symbolic Subject, Subjected Symbol: Mizuko Kuyo, Gender
and the Social Order in Japan J. Shawn Landres 57 Religious Responses to Social Changes in Russia: Traditional and New Religions Compared Alexander Agadjanian 69
Deconfessionalisation in the Netherlands, 1964-1992 Rob Eisinga, Albert Felling & Jan Lammers 77 Research Reports Religion and Sexual Values in Poland Irena Borowik 89 US-Televangelism on German TV Gerhard Schmied 95
Conference Report Healing at Bath George Chryssides 101 Review Article 105 Book Reviews 109
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