Religions are at their core about creating certainty. But what happens when groups lose control of their destiny? Whether it leads to violence, or to nonviolent

The response of states to demands for free exercise of religion or belief varies greatly across the world. In some places, religions come as close as imaginable

Much has been written about the law as it affects new and minority religions, but relatively little has been written about how such religions react to the law.

All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional religions. This volume exami