Prophets and Protons: New Religious Movements and Science in Late Twentieth-Century America

by Benjamin Zeller

Book Overview

By the twentieth century, science had become so important that religious traditions had to respond to it. Emerging religions, still led by a living founder to guide them, responded with a clarity and focus that illuminates other larger, more established religions' understandings of science. The Hare Krishnas, the Unification Church, and Heaven's Gate each found distinct ways to incorporate major findings of modern American science, understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814797210
• ISBN13: 9780814797211
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.9"