Home›Subcategories›New Religious MovementSubcategoriesNew Religious Movement17 of 186 entries in Religions. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "New Religious Movement." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/subcategories/religion/new-religious-movement.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). New Religious Movement. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/subcategories/religion/new-religious-movementCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-new-religious-movement, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {New Religious Movement}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/subcategories/religion/new-religious-movement}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReligions founded in the modern era, usually around a living founder and a new revelation or a new reading of an old one. The label describes age and origin rather than passing judgement on legitimacy; movements in this group range from small circles around a single teacher to organisations of millions.FactsLearn MoreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedReligions founded in the modern era, usually around a living founder and a new revelation or a new reading of an old one. The label describes age and origin and passes no judgement on legitimacy. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard category in the sociology of religion, adopted deliberately from the 1970s in place of cult, which had come to deliver a verdict rather than a description. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1BrowseCompareSelect all 17CheondoismNew Religious Movement8 linksDiscordianismNew Religious Movement10 linksEckankarNew Religious Movement9 linksFalun GongNew Religious Movement20 linksModekngeiNew Religious Movement1 linkNew ThoughtNew Religious Movement34 linksSanto DaimeNew Religious Movement7 linksSpiritismNew Religious Movement16 linksSpiritualismNew Religious Movement25 linksTenrikyoNew Religious Movement40 linksUnião do VegetalNew Religious Movement6 linksBarquinhaNew Religious Movement7 linksChurch of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterNew Religious Movement10 linksKopimismNew Religious Movement3 linksOmotoNew Religious Movement10 linksTai Ji MenNew Religious Movement8 linksTheosophyNew Religious Movement15 linksLearn MoreNew religious movements This group gathers new religious movements: religions and spiritual movements that emerged in the modern period, typically in the nineteenth, twentieth or twenty-first centuries, often around a founder, a new revelation or a fresh synthesis of older sources. The browser will find a varied set of movements, ranging from established faiths to small and sometimes controversial groups. The atlas describes each in its own terms, records its documented history, and notes controversy where it is well attested, without either endorsing or dismissing.Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. New Religious Movements: A Practical Introductiontier 1Eileen Barker, HMSO, 1989View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year