The Kingdom of the Cults

by Martin, Walter Ralston; Hanegraaff, Hank; Hanegraaff, Hank

• ISBN13: 9781556617140
• ISBN10: 1556617143
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-11-01
• Publisher: Bethany House Pub

Summary

Since the first edition was published in 1965, "The Kingdom of the Cults" has been the authoritative reference work on all major cult systems. This classic has been updated to cover New Age cults, Baha'i, and the Word of Faith movement, with over 50 percent new material.

Table of Contents

1. The Kingdom of the Cults	17	(10)
2. Scaling the Language Barrier	27	(8)
3. The Psychological Structure of Cultism	35	(14)
4. Critiquing Cult Mind-Control Model	49	(30)
5. Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society	79	(100)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)	179	(66)
7. Christian Science	245	(40)
8. The Theosophical Society	285	(16)
9. Buddhism	301	(20)
10. The Baha'i Faith	321	(12)
11. The New Age Cults	333	(18)
12. The Unification Church	351	(18)
13. Scientology	369	(18)
14. Eastern Religions	387	(16)
15. The Apocalyptic Cults	403	(20)
16. The Cults on the World Mission Field	423	(10)
17. The Jesus of the Cults	433	(10)
18. Cult Evangelism--Mission Field on Your Doorstep	443	(16)
19. The Road to Recovery	459	(12)
Appendix Section	471	(180)
Appendix A: The Worldwide Church of God: From Cult to Christianity	471	(24)
Appendix B: The Word Faith Movement	495	(22)
Appendix C: The Puzzle of Seventh-day Adventism	517	(92)
Appendix D: Islam: The Message of Mohammed	609	(24)
Appendix E: Unitarian Universalism	633	(18)
Bibliography	651	(28)
Scripture Index	679	(12)
Index	691