Download or read book Legal Cases, New Religious Movements, and Minority Faiths written by Professor James T Richardson and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-09-28 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring cases in different parts of the world, this book offers a practical insight for understanding the relations of NRMs and other minority religions and the law from the perspective of legal cases. Including contributions from scholars, legal practitioners, actual or former members, this book presents an objective approach to understanding why so many legal actions have involved NRMs and other minority faiths in recent years in western societies, and the consequences of those actions for the society and the religious group as well.