Coping with New Religious Competition

Abstract

David Valleskey explores the Eastern Religions of I Ching, TM, Sun Myung Moon, Zen Buddhism, Hare Krishna, Divine Light Mission, Scientology, and est. He also comments on their appeal which include boredom, disillusionment of materialism, dehumanization by science, need for community, fear of the future, influence of popular culture, and the decline of the church’s influence.