Understanding the Cults (Handbook of Today's Religions) [Paperback]

Josh McDowell (Author), Don Stewart (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Here's Life Pub (June 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866050906
• ISBN-13: 978-0866050906
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #960,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Josh McDowell has been reaching the spiritually skeptical for almost five decades. Since beginning ministry in 1961, Josh has delivered more than 24,000 talks to over 10 million young people in 118 countries. He is the author or co-author of 120 books, with over 51 million copies distributed worldwide; including More Than a Carpenter (over 15 million copies printed in 85 languages), and The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, recognized by World magazine as one of the twentieth century's top 40 books. Josh continues to travel throughout the United States and countries around the world, helping young people and adults strengthen their faith and understanding of Scripture. Josh will tell you that his family is his ministry. He and his wife, Dottie, have been married for 39 years and have four children and four grandchildren.

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of Information on Various Religions, December 4, 2004

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This review is from: Understanding the Cults (Handbook of Today's Religions) (Paperback)

McDowell and Stewart have written an excellent title on what various religious groups believe and how they compare to traditional Christianity.

The book opens with an introduction to cults (the definition of what a cult is and their characteristics). Afterwards, a clear and succinct of traditional Christianity is presented (source of authority, God, Jesus, Salvation, Man, the Holy Spirit, etc.). The rest of the book is dedicated to various cults and how they compare to Christianity.

Among the groups covered include:

Hare Krishna, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Theosophy, EST, Children of God, Transcendental Meditation, Unification Church, The Way International, Christian Science, Worldwide Church of God (although this organization has changed its beliefs and may no longer be considered a cult), and Unity.

The authors objectively compare the beliefs and show what specific items contradict Christianity. Any adherent to the above groups should honestly evaluate how their beliefs contradict Christianity and consider truth as revealed by God's Holy Bible. The true believer will benefit by understanding what the people of these groups believe and how they can communicate with them over religious matters.

Highly recommended!