The Christian countercult movement / Douglas E. Cowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowan, Douglas E., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in new religious movements 2635-232X.

Cambridge elements. Elements in new religious movements, 2635-232X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-cult movements--North America.

Anti-cult movements.

Christianity--North America.

Christianity.

North America--Religion.

North America.

Religious pluralism--North America.

Religious pluralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Many seemingly strange questions on yoga, salvation, religious pluralism, and so forth have been actively debated among members of a small but influential group of evangelical apologists known as the Christian countercult movement. This Element explores the history of this movement from its origins in the anti-heresy writings of the early church to its modern development as a reaction to religious pluralism in North America. It contrasts the apologetic Christian countercult movement with its secular anticult counterpart and explains how faith-based opposition both to new religious movements and to non-Christian religions will only deepen as religious pluralism increases. It provides a concise understanding of the two principal goals of Christian countercult apologetics: support for the evangelization of non-Christian believers and maintenance for the perceived superiority of the evangelical Christian worldview.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781009053419 (ebook)