{"product_id":"9780253114075","title":"The Odyssey of a New Religion: The Holy Order of MANS From New Age to Orthodoxy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"... solid scholarship.... [It] will not only serve as a model for\u003cbr\u003e those studying the New Religious Movements of the late twentieth century, but will\u003cbr\u003e offer help to mainline and other religious institutions who are struggling with\u003cbr\u003e problems of identity and change in our complex society today.\" -- Church\u003cbr\u003e History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a thoroughly enjoyable book that would fit well\u003cbr\u003e into a graduate readings seminar on new religious movements....The book deserves a\u003cbr\u003e wide reading.\" -- Nova Religio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lucas's study provides a\u003cbr\u003e model of how best to combine the methodologies and analyses of the history of\u003cbr\u003e religions and sociology. He has provided the groundwork for continued tracking of\u003cbr\u003e developments in this new religious movement for comparative purposes.\" --\u003cbr\u003e Journal of the American Academy of Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a carefully\u003cbr\u003e researched and well-written history of one of the important new religious movements\u003cbr\u003e to appear in the United States during the 1960s... the volume can be heartily\u003cbr\u003e recommended to all students of American religion.\" -- American Historical\u003cbr\u003e Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lucas has written one of the best informed studies of\u003cbr\u003e the evolution of a metaphysical cult into mainline eastern orthodoxy.\"Â  -- The\u003cbr\u003e Reader's Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an important book for libraries with\u003cbr\u003e holdings in American religion.\" -- Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a\u003cbr\u003e fascinating narrative... a rich feast for the investigator of the subculture of\u003cbr\u003e esoteric religion... \" -- American Studies\u003cbr\u003e International\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... especially welcome. It offers an in-depth,\u003cbr\u003e meticulously documented history of a church, the Holy Order of MANS, that arose from\u003cbr\u003e the Christian esoteric mystery tradition and then metamorphosed into a\u003cbr\u003e traditionalist Orthodox Christian sect. This unlikely tale has more twists and turns\u003cbr\u003e than a whodunit... this volume is that rarest of finds: an academic book that is a\u003cbr\u003e delight to read.\" -- Gnosis Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraces the journey of a\u003cbr\u003e new religious movement from its start as a monastic-style New Age order to its\u003cbr\u003e transformation into the more conventional Christ the Savior Brotherhood, an Eastern\u003cbr\u003e Orthodox sect. A remarkable story of social and spiritual change in contemporary\u003cbr\u003e America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120275702000,"sku":"9780253114075","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253114075_p0.jpg?v=1763681168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253114075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}