Another Gospel: Cults, Alternative Religions, and the New Age Movement Contributor(s): Tucker, Ruth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310259371 ISBN-13: 9780310259374 Publisher: Zondervan OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Another Gospel pinpoints how the doctrines and practices of a dozen contemporary groups, as well as the New Age movement, deviate from orthodox Christianity. It shows how to reach out to cult members. For example, 'It's a myth that Jehovah's Witnesses know their Bile well, are argumentative, and never leave their religion.' |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Cults - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts |
Dewey: 910.285 |
LCCN: 89005628 |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.36" W x 9.2" (1.41 lbs) 462 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
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Publisher Description: A comprehensive survey of major alternative religions in the United States, including new groups since the 1960s Crystals, shamans, guided imagery, healing meditation--why have these New Age practices been so eagerly accepted by so many North Americans? Why were Mormonism, Christian Science, and Baha'i so warmly welcomed earlier? Another Gospel explains how these and other alternative religious movements appear to meet people's needs. Ruth Tucker's overview illumines the personalities whose alleged revelations spawned historical heresies in all the major cults in the United States. She highlights important controversies within each movement as it aims for religious respectability. She pinpoints how the doctrines and practices of a dozen contemporary groups--as well as the New Age Movement--deviate from orthodox Christianity and shows how to reach out to cult members. Appendices describe lesser-known cults, such as Swedenborgianism and Rosicrucianism, and provide cults' statements of belief. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Ruth A.: - Ruth A. Tucker (PhD, Northern Illinois University) has taught mission studies and church history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Calvin Theological Seminary. She is the author of dozens of articles and eighteen books, including the award-winning From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya. Visit her website at www.RuthTucker.com. |