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Cults & New Religious Movements. 2011-10-13. 2011-10-13 Agenda. Attendance The Unification Church. The Unification Church. How well does David fit the profile of a joiner? Predisposing conditions: Tensions Religious orientation Seeker (already reading, investigating)
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Cults & New Religious Movements • 2011-10-13
2011-10-13 Agenda • Attendance • The Unification Church
How well does David fit the profile of a joiner? • Predisposing conditions: • Tensions • Religious orientation • Seeker (already reading, investigating) • Situational Contingencies: • Encounter • Bonds-making • Bond-breaking • Interacting • Who joins: • social networks. • No Ideological alignment; Other commitments • history of seekership • hostile environment (Christianity?) • Competition • Characteristics • Young • Middle-upper middle class • Higher educated • Balanced male-female • More secular religious backgrounds Ticket to Heaven
How well does David fit the profile of a joiner? • Predisposing conditions: • Tensions • Religious orientation • Seeker (already reading, investigating) • Situational Contingencies: • Encounter • Bonds-making • Bond-breaking • Interacting • Who joins: • social networks. • No Ideological alignment; Other commitments • history of seekership • hostile environment (Christianity?) • Competition • Characteristics • Young • Middle-upper middle class • Higher educated • Balanced male-female • More secular religious backgrounds Ticket to Heaven
Homework • For Tuesday • Read chapter 40 on Scientology in AAR and write the online quiz • For Thursday • Read chapter on Secret Societies in AAR and write the online quiz