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Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

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This is cutting edge information. Very thorough and excellent information to get a handle on the various world religions, cults, occults, etc. It is well organized and easy to search through to get to the one you are looking for. This gives you the information you need to understand the what, who and basis for each item listed. A reference book every Christian should have on their bookshelf.

This book deals with World Religions and Alternative Spirituality like the title tells us. It gives a description of what they believe and the Christian response to them. Because there are so many there is limited space for info on them. There is enough info for you to know what they believe. He also gives sources if you want to do any further studies on a group. I think it is a good book to have.

This is a book that I bought for a seminary class that I was attended. WASTE OF MONEY.
If you think that you can know religions through other eyes, you are wrong.
Do you really want to know what someone else thinks about God? Read what he himself writes about it.
For example, if you want to know who the mormons are and what they think about God, read their publications.
Some people are not prepare to do that, so, if it is your case, look for another introduction.

This book is a straight forward informational on what is involved in the various "religions". For those who have a problem with the fundamentalism of Christianity (by the way Jesus was a fundamentalist, live with it) try to rationalize your politically correct position with Jesus' statement, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me." So if that is fact how can any other religion or belief be an alternate way to God? It is time for Christian's to quit being of the world. This book is plain facts, compared to what Jesus says in the bible, and how they cannot co-exist. You must ask yourself, either the whole bible is true, or none of it is true. You can't pick out the parts that are comfortable and say you are a Christian. These are the one's that Jesus will be stating "I don't know you" Thanks Bob for standing your ground, and stating what is fact. You are truly blessed as you are being persecuted for Jesus' sake. And thank you for the informative books you write on how to deal with spiritual warfare, you are helping many of us who believe the whole bible, and not just parts of it.

Bob always displays boldness in dealing with the enemy. His book has a lot of information. I think it is very important to be aware of the traps of Satan. This book gives you insight into the enemies camp. I came out of the occult and know what he is saying is very true. I share very similar stories in my book.

I suppose, however, if what you want is a biased view on the other's religion then this is a good book for you. From a scholar's point of view it takes an exlusivist stance, chock full of misunderstandings and misinformation. In fact scholars don't even use the term "cult" since it is pejorative. The term "New Religious movement" (NRM), "alternative religious movement", or "New religion" are preferred. This book works to reinforce stereotypes present in society about NRMs. You would do better to check out anything by J. Gordon Melton who is considered the American expert on the subject.

Bob Larson is a fake and a phony. Anyone that buys what he is selling diserves to lose their money. He did zero research for this book. This book only fuels the nutters out there and someday will have a hand in some trailer trash pentecostal staking a bank manager because the demons in the ATM machine took his card.