Other Worldviews and Religions
By better understanding other worldviews' beliefs and history, we can better
understand our own.
A History of Other
Religious Developments
Use this as your starting point to follow the development of
world and alternative religions. As each development is discussed, you can
link to specfic information on that group.
Dictionary of religion-related
terms
Practices & Errors
in Religious Groups & Cults
WORLD RELIGIONS
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism, Jainism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Zoroastrianism
Sikhism
Bahai
Shamanism / Animism
Taoism
Shintoism
American Indian Religion
RELIGIOUS INOVATIONS IN EARLY AMERICA
Early Metaphysical and Occult Movements
- Transcendentalism
- Spiritualism
Religious Communalism
- The Shakers
- Oneida Perfectionists
- Universal Friend
Mormonism
- Mormonism (Utah)
- Strangites
- Reorganized Church of Latter-day Saints
- The Temple Lot Group
- Penticostal Church of Latter-day Saints
Christadelphians
American Quakerism
Swedenborgianism
Unitarian Universalism
THE CIVIL WAR TO WORLD WAR II
Nineteenth-Century Metaphysical Movements
- Theosophy
- Theosophical-Related Bodies
- New Thought
- New Thought Groups, the Harmonial Family
- Christian Science
Christian-Related Bodies
- Adventism
- The Holiness Movement
- Pentecostalism
- Fundamentalism
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- The Worldwide Church of God
- The Jesus Only or Oneness Movement
Black Religious Groups
- Black Sects and Cults
- The Universal Peace Mission of Father Divine
- United House of Prayer for All People
- Black Jews
- Black Muslims - Nation of Islam
- Santeria and Vodou in the United States
- The Rastafari Abroad
- The People's Temple (Jim Jones)
EASTERN GROUPS IN AMERICA
Early Eastern Groups
- Eastern Contacts
- Hindu Groups in Americia
Yoga, The Vedanta Movement and the Self-Realization Fellowship
- Buddhist Groups in Americia
- Islamic Groups in Americia
Hindu, Sikh, and Jain-Related Bodies
- Transendental Meditation
- Hare Krishna
- The Divine Light Mission
- The Rajneesh Foundation International
- Sufism, Subud
Buddhist Groups
- Zen Buddhism
- Nichiren Shoshu (Soka Gakkai) of America
Islam-Related Groups
- Black Muslims (The American Muslim Mission)
- Meher Baba
- Gurdjieff-Ouspensky Groups (G-O)
THE AMERICAN OCCULT, PSYCHIC GROUPS AND THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
Twentieth-Century Occult and Metaphysical Movements
- Astrology
- Divination
- Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft, Wicca
- Druidism
- Satanism
- Psychic and Spiritualistic Phenomena
- UFO Cults
- Yoga
- Voodoo
- Ouija & Seances
The New Age Movement
- Spiritualism and Channeling
- The Association for Research and Enlightenment
- ECKANKAR: From Ancient Science of Soul Travel to New Age Hippie Communal
Spirituality
Psychospiritual or Self-Improvement Groups
- Conciousness Revolution
- The Church of Scientology
- EST (the Forum)
- Silva Mind Control
- Synanon
- Holistic medicine
- Hypnotism
CHRISTIAN SPIN-OFF GROUPS
The Unification Church (Moonies)
The People's Temple (Jim Jones)
Aberrational Groups in the Jesus Movement
The Jesus People
The Children of God (Family of Love)
The Way International
The International (Boston) Church of Christ
The Branch Davidians
Holy Order of MANS/Christ the Savior Brotherhood
Gnosis
Freemasonary (Masons)
Christian Aberrations
- Word-Faith/Holy Laughter
- Feminist Theology/"Re-imaging"
- Date-Setting
- Adventism
- Liberation Theology
- Liberal Theology, Sprong , etc...
- Process Theology
GENERAL
Theistic
- Theism
- Deism
- Pantheism
- Panentheism
Secular
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