World Religions

Introduction to World Religions Study Guide centuries, the movement became more significant in the US. Today, it continues to grow in and outside of the United States. Ritual is not emphasized in Evangelicalism, but rather the piety of the individual. They believe God works changes in the individual that include: • Personal conversion or being “born again”, based on the passages in The Gospel of John Chapters 3 and 1:12-13 • Creating a high regard for biblical authority and an identification with the biblical story • Drawing particular attention to teachings that proclaim the saving death and resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, as forgiveness of sins and new life • Motivating towards the active expression and sharing of the gospel David Bebbington has termed these four distinctive aspects conversionism, Biblicism, crucicentrism, and activism , noting, “Together, they form a quadrilateral of priorities that is the basis of Evangelicalism.” 9.9 Cults A group whose beliefs or movements are considered abnormal or bizarre is usually considered a cult . They word originally denoted a system of ritual practices and was first used in the 17 th century. At the time, it suggested paying homage to a divinity and was borrowed from the French word culte and from the Latin word cultus , meaning “worship”. In the 1930s, cults became a sociological study in the context of religious beliefs. Christians have criticized them for their unorthodox beliefs. In the 1970s, the anti-cult movement arose, partly motived by acts of violence and other crimes committed by cult members. The government reaction to cults has led to controversy. Cults are typically featured in popular culture.

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