Christianity, Cults and Religions helps Christians know what they believe and why. This book contains basic charts that compare world religions, cults and sects. Christianity, Cults & Religions is a well-researched introduction on cults and religions from a Christian viewpoint. Each world religion, sect, and/or cult is condensed to 100 words for a quick overview. It explains the basics of the Christian faith and the differences between Christianity and world religions and sects. It includes and optional study guide for Bible studies and adult Sunday school classes. General editor, Paul Carden, is executive director of the Centers for Apologetics Research, and former co-host of the Bible Answer Man radio program. 112 pages, 6 x 9 inches, paperback.
Table of Contents for Christianity, Cults and Religions
World Religions Compared in Christianity, Cults and Religions
Includes Offshoot of World Religions
- Buddhism
- Theravada (path of the elders)
- Mahayana (greater vehicle)
- Vajrayana (diamond vehicle)
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Kabbalah
- Hare Krishna
- Shaivism (theistic rather than impersonalistic)
- Shaktism (devotion to Shakti or the divine mother)
- Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu)
- Sikhism
- Healthy, Happy, Holy (3HO)
- Radha Soami (Eckankar and MSIA Movement for Spiritual Inner Awareness)
- Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
- Nation of Islam
- Confucianism
- Taoism (Daoism)
- Shinto
- Transcendental Meditation (TM)
- Bahá'í World Faith
Christianity and Offshoots Compared in Christianity, Cults and Religions
- Christianity
- Mormonism (Latter-day Saints or Mormons)
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Christian Science
- Unification Church (Sun Myung Moon)
- Unity School of Christianity
- Theosophy
- Anthroposophy
- New Age Movement
- Scientology (Dianetics)
Other Groups Compared in Christianity, Cults and Religions
Religous Beliefs of World Religions and Cults Compared in Christianity, Cults and Religions
- Founder, Date, Location
- Authoritative Writings
- Who is God?
- Who is Jesus?
- Who is the Holy Spirit?
- What happens after death?
- How does one gain Salvation?
- Other beliefs and practices
Christianity, Cults and Religions Combines These Seven Titles
- Christianity, Cults & Religions
- Christianity, Cults & the Occult
- Christianity & Eastern Religions
- Islam & Christianity
- 10 Questions and Answers on Jehovah's Witnesses
- 10 Questions and Answers on Mormonism
- 10 Keys to Witnessing to Cults
Christianity, Cults & Religions helps clarify the differences between various religions, cults, and religious movements and makes a great study guide for small groups, personal study, or Sunday school classes.
Christianity, Cults and Religions general editor Paul Carden is a longtime specialist in the field of cults and new religions around the world. Mr. Carden is Executive Director of the Centers for Apologetics Research (CFAR), and he has devoted nearly 30 years of his life to cult-related research and outreach in Latin America, Africa, eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Paul's articles have appeared in such publications as Evangelical Missions Quarterly, East-West Church and Ministry Report, International Journal of Frontier Missions, and World Pulse. He has served on the editorial board of the Cultic Studies Review and is contributing editor of the weekly Apologia Report.
