Andrew said:
Richard, I'd disagree about the "social stress" thing precisely because anabaptism and similar "heresies" are the usual result. It takes stability for cults to truly absorb their worshipers away from the rest of society.
Interesting. So which conditions do you think increase the number of people who are susceptible to cult recruitment strategies?
Maybe I'm entirely wrong about cults developing into established religions (or dying out) and I should be talking about heresies instead...
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