Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

Infobox Book
name = Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality
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image_caption = 2004 Revised ed.
author = Bob Larson
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country = USA
language = English
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subject = Cults, Religion
genre = Non-fiction
publisher = Tyndale House Publishers
release_date = 2004 (Revised ed.)
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media_type = Paperback
pages = 500
isbn = ISBN 084236417X
ISBN 978-0842364171
preceded_by = Larson's New Book of Cults (1989)
followed_by = Dead Air (2005)

"Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality: All the Facts About Hundreds of Cults" is a non-fiction book that discusses cults, New Age movements, and alternative religions from a biblical and Christian perspective. [ Christianbook.com
"In our modern spiritual "marketplace," belief is up for grabs-it's "experience" that counts while objective truth is denounced. Get fresh Bible-based insight into the confusing profusion of religious systems and cults.] . The back cover describes the book as "An indispensable reference tool for parents, students, and pastors alike" and that "Bob Larson analyzes the history, practices and appeal of each movement and evaluates its beliefs system from a Christian perspective using biblical criteria." [Back cover, 2004 edition]

The revised edition was published in paperback in 2004, by Tyndale House Publishers.

Groups discussed

Groups, movements and individuals discussed in the book include UFO religions, Scientology, the New Age movement, Aum Shinrikyo, Meher Baba, Sufism, Children of God, Divine Light Mission, Deepak Chopra, Aleister Crowley, Werner Erhard, Erhard Seminars Training, and Landmark Forum, Falun Gong, Hare Krishna, Heaven's Gate, Peoples Temple, and many other groups [cite book
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Cited by other works

"Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality" is cited by other works, including "Men of Integrity" [cite book
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title = Men of Integrity
publisher = W Publishing Group
date = September 14, 1999
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pages = 375 pages
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id = ISBN 0849937744 ] , Bjorling's "Reincarnation" [cite book
last = Bjorling
first = Joel
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title = Reincarnation: A Bibliography (Sects and Cults in America)
publisher = Routledge
date = December 1, 1995
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pages = 99, 103
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id = ISBN 081531129X ] , J. Gordon Melton's "Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America" [cite book
last = Melton
first = Gordon J.
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title = Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America
publisher = Routledge
date = November 1, 1992
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pages = 343
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id = ISBN 0815311400 ] , Price's "The Other Side of Death" [cite book
last = Price
first = Jan
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title = The Other Side of Death
publisher = Ballantine Books
date = March 12, 1996
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pages = 196 pages
url =
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id = ISBN 0449909921 ] , and Alfonso's "The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music" [cite book
last = Alfonso
first = Barry
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coauthors =
title = The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music
publisher = Billboard Books
date = October 2002
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pages = 12
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id = ISBN 0823077187 ] .

References

External links

;Official
* [http://www.tyndale.com/authors/bio.asp?code=372 Author Bio] , profile on Bob Larson at the publisher's Web site.
* [http://www.tyndale.com/products/details.asp?isbn=978-0-8423-6417-1 Book listing] , at publisher's Web site, "Tyndale House Publishers"
* [http://files.tyndale.com/thpdata/FirstChapters/978-0-8423-6417-1.pdf Excerpted first Chapter] , available at Publisher's Web site.;Other
* [http://www.bible-knowledge.com/wise-as-serpents.html "Be Wise as Serpents - Harmless as Doves"] , Michael Bradley, book listed under "Recommended Reading"

See also

*Bob Larson
*Church of bible understanding