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The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality: Includes Hundreds of Definitions of*Sects, cults, and Occult Organizations *Alternative ... *Leaders, Teachings, and Practices

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I would not reccomend reading this book straight through, unless you are fond of reading Webster's Dictionary. It is exactly that, but for religion, not lexiconigraphy. In alphabetical order, hundred of religious terms are defined; the good, the bad, and the heretical, all together. I would have found it more helpful had they been separated into a section for Christian orthodoxy and another section for the counter-Christian beliefs; however, it does what it says on the tin. It is a concise guide to anything spiritual, arranged in a way that you can easily find what you are looking for.

Amanda Killgore

This book has definitions of the modern "church" of today. Those "churches" to beware of as well as others. I found it very helpful and gave each of my grandchildren, who are just entering college, one of the books. All young people could use this book to help them make decisions about their church. To beware of what the church is saying. Of course the Bible is the book that we should rely on first and foremost - then we can recognize the counterfeits.

The author is an ordained minister and has a Master's degree in Theology. This is a dictionary- type referance book with entries for every letter in the alphabet, from Christianity to cults. Browse denominations and investigate cults. Says here Aleister Crowly died in 1975? Has an entry for Anton Lavey. I would recommend it, but it's not a classic. Christianity is the same ideology as a cult.