- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Zondervan Carr Books (Jun 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0310385512
- ISBN-13: 978-0310385516
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #698,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
This resource is a summary of the history, leadership, and theological views of the major sects, cults, and religious movements in the U.S.
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History, membership, leadership, and doctrinal views of major sects and cults in the U.S. are in chart form for easy access and comparison.
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During the late 1970s and early 1980s Alamo Christian Ministries (a.k.a. Tony & Susan Alamo Christian Foundation, Music Square Church, Holy Alamo Christian Church, Holy Alamo Ministries) was well on its way to becoming one of the largest and wealthiest churches to emerge from the Jesus People movement. Read the first page
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During the late 1970s and early 1980s Alamo Christian Ministries (a.k.a. Tony & Susan Alamo Christian Foundation, Music Square Church, Holy Alamo Christian Church, Holy Alamo Ministries) was well on its way to becoming one of the largest and wealthiest churches to emerge from the Jesus People movement. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the money for checking out nonorthodox groups,
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This review is from: Zond Charts/Cults Sects Rel Movmnts (Paperback)
House goes over 19 different quasi-Christian religions and, although I have not read very much yet, initial appearances show that he appears to have done a very nice job. He lists the different viewpoints of these religions and then contrasts them with "Orthodox" Christianity. He uses original sources to support himself so that it's not just his opinion, but rather the opinion of the group's leaders. Certainly some may come in and disagree about certain nuances regarding the way he lays out the orthodox position (i.e. a Catholic or Greek Orthodox layperson may not see eye-to-eye on salvation and justification through faith alone), but House gives verses from the Bible to support himself. He also uses expert resources to check his work and make sure his arguments were not faulty. I will keep this reference near-by, and when I have a question about a particular group's teaching, I will be sure to see what this has to say. I do have two complaints: First, the book is so big (350 pages, 8.5 x 11 format) and, with the pages getting flipped back and forth, I'm scared the spine may not hold out. I'm wondering why the publisher didn't use a metal ring spine to make it easier to lay the book flat and help it withstand the constant paging back and forth. Also, what about the Boston (discipleship) movement? I would have liked material on this growing group. However, I can't lessen my recommendation of the book despite my complaints.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Ready Reference Book,
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This review is from: Zond Charts/Cults Sects Rel Movmnts (Paperback)
H. Wayne House has put together a wonderful collection of charts/descriptions/facts regarding the various cults, sects, & religious movements. House gives facts about each group's history, their theology on the main doctrines of the Christian faith (i.e. the Trinity, the diety of Christ, the doctrine of Revelation, the humanity of Christ, Salvation, etc.) and he gives the orthodox response to the false teaching. This book is literally exhaustive in its research and simple in its approach, which makes the book a very powerful tool for the Christian apologists. Some of the various groups that are covered are Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Church Universal and Triumphant, A Course in Miracles, the New Age movement, Mind Science groups, Christian Identity Movement, Christadelphians, Eckankar, Urantia Foundation, The Way International, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, etc. The bibliography alone (from page 339 to 351) is worth the cost of the book.
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2.6 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the money for checking out nonorthodox groups,
By E. Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Zond Charts/Cults Sects Rel Movmnts (Paperback)
House goes over 19 different quasi-Christian religions and, although I have not read very much yet, initial appearances show that he appears to have done a very nice job. He lists the different viewpoints of these religions and then contrasts them with "Orthodox" Christianity. He uses original sources to support himself so that it's not just his opinion, but rather the opinion of the group's leaders. Certainly some may come in and disagree about certain nuances regarding the way he lays out the orthodox position (i.e. a Catholic or Greek Orthodox layperson may not see eye-to-eye on salvation and justification through faith alone), but House gives verses from the Bible to support himself. He also uses expert resources to check his work and make sure his arguments were not faulty. I will keep this reference near-by, and when I have a question about a particular group's teaching, I will be sure to see what this has to say. I do have two complaints: First, the book is so big (350 pages, 8.5 x 11 format) and, with the pages getting flipped back and forth, I'm scared the spine may not hold out. I'm wondering why the publisher didn't use a metal ring spine to make it easier to lay the book flat and help it withstand the constant paging back and forth. Also, what about the Boston (discipleship) movement? I would have liked material on this growing group. However, I can't lessen my recommendation of the book despite my complaints. 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I needed a good book on cults and this one delivered,
By Angel Doll "Doll" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Zond Charts/Cults Sects Rel Movmnts (Paperback)
I just started Ministry School and we were given a World Religions assignment for a presentation within two weeks of starting classes. I could not find any comprehensive information on Alamo Christian Ministries. I searched on the internet, even went to the website however, I was still information deficient. I found this book when I googled Tony Alamo and Alamo Christian Ministries. I looked inside the book on this website, ordered it, read it, created my presentation and it went extremely well because I was sufficiently prepared. As of yesterday, another student has asked me to use the text for their presentation which is coming up. I really liked the book. I highly recommend it.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not charts, but just outlines,
By ErikJon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Zond Charts/Cults Sects Rel Movmnts (Paperback)
The whole purpose of buying a book like this is to convert the information into a visual format, such as into chart form. Nevertheless, you can see from the samples that much of this book consists of ordinary outlines, not of charts at all. The author's "Charts of the New Testament" on the other hand, is quite good, and is almost entirely composed of charts in visual form, such as one would use on an overhead projector, to help the students to visualize the material taught.Let us remember that Zondervan is in this business to sell books, more than to help readers learn. Just as the "Dummies" series is nothing more than a marketing strategy for a series of how-to books written by unrelated authors who pay the fee to use the name, likewise not all these Zondervan books of the "Charts" series are created by the same authors or for the same noble purpose, but mainly to identify themselves with the successful series, and to sell. Be careful before you buy. |
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