Know the Marks of Cults
Author: Dave Breese
Publisher: Victor
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9780896932364
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to enable you to quickly detect the basic errors of false religion.
Author: Dave Breese
Publisher: Victor
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9780896932364
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to enable you to quickly detect the basic errors of false religion.
Author: Dave Breese
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As their lies have spread throughout our culture, it has become clear that believers need to be armed for spiritual battle at every moment. Aimed at helping readers avoid spiritual tragedy, The Marks of a Cult explores the shared secrets behind all false religions.
Author: Ronald M. Enroth
Publisher: IVP Books
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780877841951
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Amanda Montell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2021-06-15
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0062993178
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has . . . Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day. Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities “cultish,” revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of “cultish” everywhere.
Author: Walter Martin
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2003-10
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13: 0764228218
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Newly updated, this definitive reference work on major cult systems is the gold standard text on cults with nearly a million copies sold.
Author: James D. Tabor
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 0520919181
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. Whether these tragic deaths could have been avoided is still debatable, but what seems clear is that the events in Texas have broad implications for religious freedom in America. James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher's bold examination of the Waco story offers the first balanced account of the siege. They try to understand what really happened in Waco: What brought the Branch Davidians to Mount Carmel? Why did the government attack? How did the media affect events? The authors address the accusations of illegal weapons possession, strange sexual practices, and child abuse that were made against David Koresh and his followers. Without attempting to excuse such actions, they point out that the public has not heard the complete story and that many media reports were distorted. The authors have carefully studied the Davidian movement, analyzing the theology and biblical interpretation that were so central to the group's functioning. They also consider how two decades of intense activity against so-called cults have influenced public perceptions of unorthodox religions. In exploring our fear of unconventional religious groups and how such fear curtails our ability to tolerate religious differences, Why Waco? is an unsettling wake-up call. Using the events at Mount Carmel as a cautionary tale, the authors challenge all Americans, including government officials and media representatives, to closely examine our national commitment to religious freedom.
Author: Steven Hassan
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781855380257
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes the psychological techniques cults use to indoctrinate their members and discusses deprogramming.
Author: Lilia Tarawa
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2017-08-23
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1760639184
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rules and oppressive control of women. She describes her fear when her family questioned Gloriavale's beliefs and practices. When her parents fled with their children, Lilia was forced to make a desperate choice: to stay or to leave. No matter what she chose, she would lose people she loved. In the outside world, Lilia struggled. Would she be damned to hell for leaving? How would she learn to navigate this strange place called 'the world'? And would she ever find out the truth about the criminal convictions against her grandfather? 'A powerful and revealing book...' Kirsty Wynn, New Zealand Herald 'An affecting parable and testament, in the most commendably secular senses.' David Hill, New Zealand Listener
Author: Mark Dever
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1581349378
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Guides both pastors and members to recognize key characteristics of a healthy church and then challenge each person to do his or her part in developing those characteristics in the local church body.