Book Description
ALTRUISM IN NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
The Jesus Army and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order in Britain
By Keishin INABA, Ph.D.
The Jesus Army and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order in Britain
By Keishin INABA, Ph.D.
By presenting the case study of two new religious movements, the Jesus Army and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, this book examines whether Christianity and Buddhism change people's attitudes of mind and behaviour towards altruism, what factors bring this about, and the ways in which the two religions change members, attitudes towards altruism.