New age movements

Heelas and Bruce

Self spirituality - new age seekers have turned away from their traditional religious beliefs

Detraditionalisation - the new agers reject the spiritual authority from external traditional sources

The global cafeteria - there is a vast range of beliefs, and people will spiritual shop

Therapy - new age ideas are designed to be individualistic and to make you more successful, healthy and happy

Bruce

‘ The new age is much more like a doctor surgery, a beauty parlour or a gym than a church. The individual attends as and when they feel the need. There is no obligation to attend regularly no sense of belonging to a community of fellow worshippers and no great expectation of collective worship or mutual obligation.’

Sutcliffe

Argues the new age lacks the characteristics to be regarded as a movement, but instead it is a loose network of likeminded individuals.

Bomboclart

Peace out