Meaning of human potential movements | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“I have⟳ not listed the many case-studies that have⟳ been published about specific Human Potential movements, particularly about est.”

“New Age 'world affirmers' fall⟳ into the same bracket as the number⟳ of less obviously religious Human Potential Movements, such as est (Erhard Seminar Training) (Rupert 1992).”

“According to Westley (1983:185), “most human potential movements, despite the temptations of tax shelters, overtly refute the religious label⟳ and claim⟳ to be therapies.””

“... it is much more important — at least for the purposes of this chapter — to understand⟳ how popular evangelical writers view⟳ the New Age, humanism, and, especially, the human potential movements and their potential consequences.”

“Sarah, a therapist whose professional discipline falls generally under the rubrics of the closely connected humanistic psychology and human potential movements, first became interested in Rajneesh when she read⟳ a book of his collected discourses ...”

“Also on offer⟳ by this spiritual supermarket are the neopagan religions, with their shamans, druids, witches, and sorcerers; the newly founded Satanists and certain suicidal groups; offshoots from the Human Potential movements of the 1960s and from various types of psychology ...”

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