New Religious Movements

Question 1

What are Wallis 3 types of NRMs ?

Answer 1

• World-Accommodating - focus on spiritual, religious matters than worldly ones

• World-Affirming - lack traditional features like collective worship / accept world as is & are optimistic / promise success

• World-Rejecting - highly critical of the outside world & seek radical change

Question 2

Stark and Bainbridge types of NRMs

Answer 2

• Cults, client cults and cultic movements