Douglas E. Cowan & David G. Bromley 
Cults and New Religions [PDF ebook] 
A Brief History

1 Cults and New Religions: A Primer
2 The Church of Scientology: The Question of Religion
3 Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy
4 Ramtha and the New Age: The Question of ‘Dangerous Cult’
5 The Unification Church/The Family Federation: The Brainwashing/Deprogramming Controversy
6 The Children of God/The Family International: The Issue of Sexuality
7 The Branch Davidians: The Question of Cults, Media, and Violence, Part One
8 Heaven’s Gate: The Question of Cults and Violence, Part Two
9 Wicca and Witchcraft: Confronting Age-old Cultural Fears
10 Rethinking Cults: The Significance of New Religious Movements
References
Index

Douglas E. Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College, at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Cults and New Religious Movements: A Brief History, Cyberhenge: Modern Pagans on the Internet (2005), Bearing False Witness? An Introduction to the Christian Countercult(2003) Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen (2008) and Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television (2010).
David G. Bromley is Director of the World Religions and Spirituality Project and Professor of Religious Studies and Sociology in the School of World Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. His most recent publications include Defining Religion: Critical Approaches to Drawing Boundaries Between Sacred and Secular (2003) and Cults, Religion and Violence (2001).