and eliminating selected elements of the original visions. This reworking makes the new doctrine more acceptable to special interest groups, may give it a better “fit” to the population’s cultural and personality patterns, and may take account of the changes occurring in the general milieu. In instances where organized hostility to the movement develops, a crystallization of counter hostility against unbelievers frequently occurs, and emphasis shifts from cultivation of the ideal to combat against the unbeliever.