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Reading and Writing Scripture in New Religious Movements

New Bibles and New Revelations

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  • © 2014

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  1. Eugene V. Gallagher
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Canons, Scriptures, and New Religions

    1. Introduction: Canons, Scriptures, and New Religions

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      Pages 1-11

  4. New Readings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-90
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    2. Aliens and Adams: Reimagining Creation

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      Pages 91-112

    3. Black and White and Read All Over: Rereading the Ten Commandments

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      Pages 113-132

    4. Beyond the Gospels: New Visions of the Life of Jesus

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      Pages 133-155

    5. The End of the World as They Know It: Revelations about Revelation

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      Pages 157-177

  5. New Writings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-185
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    2. Guidance for a New Age and a New Paganism

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      Pages 187-207

    3. A Moorish Koran and a New Age Bible

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      Pages 209-229

    4. It’s All in the Mind: Christian Science and A Course in Miracles

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      Pages 231-251

  6. Conclusion: New Religions, New Bibles

    1. Conclusion: New Religions, New Bibles

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      Pages 253-262

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 263-307
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About this book

New religious movements both read the Bible in creative ways and produce their own texts that aspire to scriptural status. From the creation stories in Genesis and the Ten Commandments to the life of Jesus and the apocalypse, they develop their self-understandings through reading and writing scripture.

About the author

Eugene V. Gallagher is the Rosemary Park Professor of Religious Studies at Connecticut College. He is the co-author of Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America and other books and articles on new religions. He serves as co-general editor of Nova Religio and associate editor of Teaching Theology and Religion.

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