1. The early history and subsequent phases. The founder ; The first phase ; The second phase ; The third phase ; Trends and changes in the 1990s ; One hundred years after the founder's birth ; Impact on actual lives -- 2. Practices and rituals. The attire ; The ideal daily practices and their applications within the laity ; Initiation rites, vows, and sacraments ; 3. Doctrine and theology ; A brief history of the Gauḍīya line ; Theoretical profile of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava thought ; Doctrinal aspects peculiar to ISKCON -- 4. Directions, developments, and areas of controversy. Education and new horizons for youth indoctrination ; The timelessness of controversy.
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