Unification studies

Scholarly bibliography

Academic books, peer-reviewed articles and dissertations about Sun Myung Moon and the Unification movement, checked by the editor and linked to DOI and OpenAlex.

Book · 17 citations#mickler-2022

The Unification Church Movement

Michael L. Mickler · Cambridge University Press eBooks, Cambridge University Press

This Element recounts the tumultuous history of the Unification Church Movement, deriving from the messianic ministry of MOON Sun Myung (1920–2012). It begins with the UCM's origins in Korea and traces its development into a global conglomerate of churches, related nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses.…

Book · 14 citations#shupe-1998

Religion, Mobilization, and Social Action

Anson Shupe and Bronislaw Misztal · Praeger eBooks

Religious social action groups are emerging as key movers in sweeping sociopolitical changes world-wide. Although their inspiration is religious, their goals are secular. This volume considers the role of such groups by examining regions and nations where change has been most dramatic. Areas researched…

Book · 7 citations#bryant-1978

A Time for Consideration A Scholarly Appraisal of the Unification Church

M. Darrol Bryant and Herbert Warren Richardson, Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology

This volume is a scholarly appraisal of the Unification Church series of articles which place the Unification Church in the context of church history, sociology, and theology.

BookOpen access · 5 citations#arweck-2004

Researching New Religious Movements

Elisabeth Arweck

New religious movements such as the Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses and Hare Krishnas are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness. But responses to these 'cult' groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority interests. Modern…

Book · 2 citations#mickler-1987

The Unification Church in America. A bibliography and research guide

Michael L. Mickler, Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology

Book · 2 citations#lowney-1986

Passport to heaven : a faminist sociological analysis of the gender roles in the unification church as evidenced in its vows of blessing

Kathleen S. Lowney · UMI Dissertation Services eBooks

Book · 2 citations#richardson-1981

Ten theologians respond to the Unification Church

Herbert Warren Richardson and Durwood Foster, Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology

Book · 1 citation#ahlberg-1994

Messianic Movements: A Comparative Analysis of the Sabbatians, the People's Temple and the Unification Church

Sture Ahlberg, Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology

Messianic movements : a comparative analysis of the Sabbatians, the People's Temple and the Unification Church

Book#kim-2024

Socio-Anthropological Approaches to Religion

David W. Kim and Duncan Wright · Lexington Books

Socio-Anthropological Approaches to Religion: Environmental Hope interprets the fundamental functions of spirituality through the theories and practices of hope and understanding the futuristic aspiration of new religious movements. The book portrays a neutral notion of hope that can be either religious or humanistic…