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description: Cults and New Religions Aren't Hard to Find They're in your neighborhood . . . your workplace . . . your school . . . maybe even your family. Cults are flourishing across America. Chances are you've encountered one perhaps even know someone who is involved in a cult. Can you discuss knowledgably the critical differences between Christianity and the teachings of Mormonism Jehovah's Witnesses Scientology the New Age movement Hindu-based cults and other prominent groups and religious movements? In this essential resource preeminent cult authority Ron Rhodes explains what cults are why they are cause for concern and why in the 21st century as never before their numbers and memberships are exploding nationally and worldwide. Drawing on his extensive experience as a cult researcher Rhodes offers to-the-point cutting-edge information on twelve major cults and new Mormonism Jehovah's Witnesses Mind Sciences New Age Movement Church of Scientology Hindu-based Cults Unification Church Baha'i Faith Unitarian Universalism Oneness Pentecostalism Masonic Lodge Satanism Learning the distinctives of these groups will equip you to deal with any of the thousands of other less significant cults you may encounter. The Challenge of the Cults and New Religion includes Color photos Scripture Index Subject Index Glossary Bibliography And your resources don't end at the last page. You can supplement your knowledge whenever you choose by visiting the author's Web site at www.ronrhodes.org for free thorough up-to-the-minute information on each cult discussed in the book. If you're concerned for the temporal and eternal welfare of others The Challenge of the Cults is a must. It will help you confront the deception of false Christs and lying doctrines with the clear well-grounded truth of biblical Christianity.
language: English
title: The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions: The Essential Guide to Their History, Their Doctrine, and Our Response
publisher: Zondervan