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Since the author is a Unity minister, the answer to this title's question might be assumed to be, “No!” However, is the answer really that simple? Those that participate in the Countercult efforts on the Internet have another answer. There is a wide variety of these groups, such as “Amazing Grace,” which is run by a retired Imperial County sheriff, to the “Cult Awareness and Information Center,” operated by an Australian ex-Jehovah's Witness; from Dave's Cult Page,” the project of an undergraduate journalism student at Cal State, Northridge, to “Doc Bob's JW Page,” operated by another former Witness, who admits he is not a doctor. Do they have a truth or are they bearing false witness? This book contains their ideas and the words of those that have another point-of-view. 13 Chapters, an Introduction and a Summarizing Statement9 Chapters covering major doctrinal beliefs, pro and con.Over 100 direct Scriptural footnotes for study and review.More than 30 direct quotations, without edit or comment, giving both sides of many questions.This book will help you decide for yourself. Is Unity a cult or are the countercultists raising false fears and presenting their own brand of Christianity as the only option?
For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. Deemed illicit by imperial rulers and clerics and officially banned by republican and communist leaders, the fox cult has managed to survive and flourish in individual homes and community shrines throughout northern China. In this new work, the first to examine the fox cult as a vibrant popular religion, Xiaofei Kang explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. Kang describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits to reveal how the Chinese people constructed their cultural and social values outside the gaze of offical power and morality.
What happens when a Buddhist mystic meets one of the world's greatest living scientists to discuss the structure of reality and its relation to the process of spiritual enlightenment? In January 1991, Nish Dubashia, a young student of Buddhist meditation and mysticism, was invited by Professor David Bohm, one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century and the man whom Einstein believed was his intellectual successor, to Birkbeck College in London to discuss Dubashia's thesis that a rather simple process of emergence and dissolution underlies reality, and that what physics is now also discovering in this regard is the same essential truth that underlies many of the surface differences between the great religious and mystical traditions of the world. For the first time, Nish Dubashia is making available to the public the fascinating discussion that ensued. What lies at the ground of all being? How does the unity of the universe appear to us as a multiplicity of things and events? Why is there so much conflict in the world? This dialogue, and the models of reality which were discussed, at least made a promising start to answering these ultimate questions.
Schuon asserts that to transcend religious differences, we must explore the esoteric nature of the spiritual path back to the Divine Oneness at the heart of all religions.
Newly updated, this definitive reference work on major cult systems is the gold standard text on cults with nearly a million copies sold.
This series provides concise, biblical answers about perplexing religious groups.
Jihad is the most organized force against Western capitalism since the Soviet era. Yet jihadism is multifaceted and complex, much broader than Al Qaeda alone. In the first wide-ranging introduction to today's rapidly growing jihadism, Khosrokhavar explains how two key movements variously influence jihadi activists. One, based in the Middle East, is more heavily influenced by Islamic religion and political thought. The other, composed of individuals growing up or living mostly in Europe and Western democracies including the United States, is motivated by secular as well as religious influences. Khosrokhavar interprets religious and lesser-known Arabic texts and the real-world economic and political dynamics that make jihadism a growing threat to Western democracies. Interviews with imprisoned jihadists on what motivated their plots and actions help the readers understand reality as seen by jihadists. The author concludes with recommendations to safeguard democracies from future jihadism.
Christians cannot remain indifferent to the divisions in the Church today. In this study guide companion, Chan draws on the gospel infused message of Until Unity to remind readers that Church unity is not optional. This study guide includes: Deeper exploration of every chapter in Until Unity Free original videos with Francis Chan Tips for leading and participating in a small group Scripture passages and reflection questions Prompts for group and individual prayer Chan’s emphasis on worship and praise, along with his passionate teaching, make this guide a unique and life-changing exploration of why unity is not just God’s wish for His Church—it’s His command.