Demographic profile of members and prospective joiners of the Unification Church and their attitudes to the Unification Church (2185)

Type of Data: Demographic profile of members and prospective joiners of the Unification Church and their attitudes to the Unification Church (2185)

Faith Community: Christianity (Unification Church)

Date: 1978-1979

Geography: Great Britain

Sample Size: 224 British members, 217 attenders at Unification Church workshops, 1621 applicants to attend Unification Church workshops

Population: British members of the Unification Church; attenders and applicants to attend Unification Church workshops in the London area

Keywords: God, Moonies, politics, spiritual fulfillment, Unification Church

Collection Method: Self-completion questionnaire

Collection Agency: Eileen Barker

Sponsor: Social Science Research Council

Published Source:

Eileen Barker, 'Who'd Be a Moonie? A Comparative Study of Those Who Join the Unification Church in Britain', The Social Impact of New Religious Movements, ed. Bryan Wilson, New York: Rose of Sharon Press, 1981, pp. 59-96

Eileen Barker, The Making of a Moonie: Choice or Brainwashing?, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1984

Eileen Barker, 'The Ones Who Got Away: People Who Attend Unification Workshops and Do Not Become Moonies', Religious Movements: Genesis, Exodus and Numbers, ed. Rodney Stark, New York: Paragon House, 1985, pp. 65-93

BRIN ID: 2185

Remarks:

Posted by: Clive D. Field

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