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New Religions, Cult Experts, and the Media. Written by Thomas J. Ward. Ward, Thomas J. Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 - Pages 117-132. For nearly half a century, tensions have existed between New Religious Movements (NRMs) and what is referred to as the Anti-Cult Movement (ACM).
10 maj 2021 · While often associated with a liberal demographic, the increasing online visibility of rhetoric such as “snowflakes,” “politically correct,” “postmodern identity politics,” and “cultural Marxism” demonstrates the presence of right-wing sentiments and populations in American convert Buddhism.
18 cze 2018 · Abstract. There is little reckoning with the development of religions in the United States without confronting the related processes of importation and appropriation. This article explores these processes specifically as reflected in the story of the San Francisco Zen Center.
28 wrz 2020 · In July, eight former attendants of the late Sogyal Rinpoche, a celebrated Buddhist teacher and the author of the bestselling Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, published an open letter describing decades of physical, sexual, and financial abuse by the religious leader. In November, Karen Rain alleged on Facebook that renowned yoga teacher ...
Through a focus on the Zen sex scandals, this chapter redirects attention to practice communities to provide a more nuanced consideration of intersections between American Buddhism and psychotherapy. The scandals provide a useful focus for a number of reasons.
18 cze 2018 · This essay explores the political origins and implications of Beat Zen anarchism, a cultural phenomenon located in the intersection between American anarchist traditions and Zen Buddhism in the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance.
15 lut 2022 · Perhaps the critical event foreshadowing the entry of Zen Buddhism to the United States was the World Parliament of Religions, held at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. One of the Buddhists in attendance was Sōyen Shaku, a Rinzai Zen master.
