Another Gospel : Cults, Alternative

Another Gospel pinpoints how the doctrines and practices of a dozen contemporary groups, as well as the New Age movement, deviate from orthodox Christianity. It shows how to reach out to cult members. For example, 'It's a myth that Jehovah's Witnesses know their Bile well, are argumentative, and never leave their religion.'

Ruth A. Tucker (Ph.D., Northern Illinois University) has taught on alternative religions at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She is currently professor of missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Preface

9

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Introduction

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1 CULTS, SECTS, DENOMINATIONS, WORLD RELIGIONS: DEFINITION OF TERMS

15

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2 HISTORICAL HERESY: UNORTHODOX MOVEMENTS OF PAST CENTURIES

31

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3 MORMONISM: THE LEGACY OF JOSEPH SMITH

49

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4 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISM: ESCHATOLOGICAL CONFUSION

93

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5 JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES: A RELIGION OF PROTEST

117

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6 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: A DENIAL OF THE MATERIAL WORLD

149

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7 NEW THOUGHT AND UNITY: HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

177

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8 THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD: REINTERPRETING ISRAEL AND THE LAW

191

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9 THE WAY INTERNATIONAL: DENYING THE DEITY OF CHRIST

217

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10 THE CHILDREN OF GOD: EVANGELISM AND SEX PERVERSION

231

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11 THE UNIFICATION CHURCH: PROCLAIMING A NEW MESSIAH

245

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12 HARE KRISHNAS: TRANSPLANTED HINDUISM

267

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13 BARA'I: A PEACE AND UNITY MOVEMENT OUT OF ISLAM

285

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14 SCIENTOLOGY: MIND-ALTERING PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY

299

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15 THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT: THE OCCULT MADE RESPECTABLE

319

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Appendix A: Lesser-Known Cultic Movements

357

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Appendix B: Cultic Statements of Belief

389

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Appendix C: Major Tenets of Orthodox Christianity

399

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Notes

407

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Bibliography

433

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Index

457

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Another Gospel : Cults, Alternative Religions, and the New Age Movement

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