1. Cults & New Religious Movements 2012-09-262012-09-26

2. Slide 2. 2012-09-26 Agenda Attendance Administrativa A new kind of chapter assignment: review The Ancient Wisdom 10:59 Homework

3. Slide 3. Typical Agenda Attendance New Religions in the News (4 minutes) Announcements / Administrativa (2 minutes) Explaining a concept (35 minutes) – for the exam’s paragraph answer section. What is a cult? Video with focus questions (20 minutes) and discussion Homework for Next Time (1 minute)

4. Slide 4. NRMs in the News Scientology leader's niece to reveal 'strange and disturbing' details about life inside church in tell-all memoir Jenna Miscavige Hill, 28, is the daughter of Scientology leader David Miscavige's older brother Ron She left the church in 2005 and set up a support group for other Scientology deserters Ms Miscavige Hill: 'My experience in growing up in Scientology is that it is both mentally and at times physically abusive' Book will reveal 'strange and disturbing' details about growing up in the church and will provide a firsthand account of Scientology's 'upper ranks', say publishers (DailyMail)

5. Slide 5. Secret Societies Rosicrucians Freemasons Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

6. Slide 6. The Ancient Wisdom Kaballah Knights Templar Rosicrucians Freemasons Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Theosophy Neo-Paganism

7. Slide 7. For Monday Read Chapter 3 in Comprehending Cults On Moodle: Write a review of one of the articles mentioned in Chapter 3

8. Slide 8. For Wednesday Read readings about ISKCON (Hare Krishna) on Moodle Be prepared to answer: Is the Hare Krishna movement old or new? How did the timing of the beginning of the Hare Krishna movement in America contribute to its success?