Category:New religious movements


A new religious movement (NRM), or alternative religious movement, is a faith-based community, or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group originating in the modern age. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider religion, such as Christianity, in which case they will be distinct from pre-existing denominations.
There is no one criterion or set of criteria for describing a group as a "new religious movement". NRMs are diverse in their beliefs, practices, organization, and societal acceptance. Generally, denominations of world faiths that are considered part of the mainstream of their religion are not seen as new religious movements.
Movements, groups, and organizations that are commonly described in reliable sources as new religious movements, alternative religious movements, cults, marginal religious movements, or equivalent labels should be added to this category.
Some authors use World War II as the dividing line after which anything is "new", whereas others define as "new" everything after the advent of the Bahá'í Faith (mid-19th century) or even everything after Sikhism (17th century). The New Thought originated in the 1890s, so the label "new" has been used actively for more than a hundred years.
Subcategories
This category has the following 57 subcategories, out of 57 total.
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C
- Cargo cults (10 P)
- Creativity (religion) (5 P)
D
- Dera Sacha Sauda (5 P)
F
- Fraternitas Saturni (6 P)
G
- Ghost Dance movement (11 P)
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J
- Jeung San Do (11 P)
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- New Acropolis (2 P)
- Nuwaubianism (4 P)
R
- Roerichism (10 P)
S
- Sahaja Yoga (3 P)
- Santo Daime (3 P)
- Satanism and Nazism (24 P)
- Setians (5 P)
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- Max Théon (7 P)
- Traditionalist School (84 P)
U
- Universal Life Church (9 P)
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Pages in category "New religious movements"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 237 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
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- Adi Dharm
- Adidam Mummery Sacred Theatre
- Aetherius Society
- African Theological Archministry
- Agape Lodge
- Agni Yoga
- Amica Temple of Radiance
- Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
- Ancient Teachings of the Masters
- Association for Research and Enlightenment
- Atrocity story
- Aumism
- Samael Aun Weor
- Ausar Auset Society
- Ayyavazhi
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C
- Cargo cult
- Centers for Spiritual Living
- Christ Gospel Churches International
- The Christian Community
- Church of Body Modification
- Church of Hakeem
- Church of Light
- Church of Satan
- Church of the Higher Life
- Church of the Universe
- Church of Wells
- Church of World Messianity
- Church Universal and Triumphant
- Coachella Valley Church
- Cognitive science of new religious movements
- Andrew Cohen (spiritual teacher)
- Creativity (religion)
- Cybersectarianism
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R
S
- Sacrament of Transition
- Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
- Sahaja Yoga
- Saint Germain Foundation
- Saminism Movement
- Santo Daime
- The Satanic Temple
- Satprem
- Satsang (Deoghar)
- Satya Dharma
- Science of Spirituality
- Scientology
- Church of Scientology
- Sekta Niebo
- Self religion
- Self-Realization Fellowship
- Sheilaism
- Shinreikyo
- Silver Sisterhood
- Sky Kingdom
- Spiritism
- Spiritual church movement
- Spiritual naturalism
- Spiritualism
- Spiritualist church
- St. Priapus Church
- Rudolf Steiner
- Stella Matutina
- Stregheria
- Subud
- Sukyo Mahikari
- Marshall Vian Summers
- Summum
- Swaminarayan Sampradaya
- Swissindo
- Synanon