- The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions
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name = The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions
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image_caption = Book cover, 2001 ed.
author =Ron Rhodes
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country = USA
language = English
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subject =Cult s,New religious movement s
genre =Non-fiction
publisher =Zondervan
release_date =September 1 ,2001
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 400 pp
isbn = ISBN 978-0310232179
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followed_by ="The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions: The Essential Guide to Their History, Their Doctrine, and Our Response" is a
non-fiction book on "cult s" andnew religious movement s, written byRon Rhodes ,Ph.D. The book was published byZondervan onSeptember 1 ,2001 . The book defines cults and new religions by examining case studies of twelve groups chosen by Rhodes. The book includes a foreword byLee Strobel , author of the book "The Case for Christ " [cite book
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title = The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions
publisher =Zondervan
date = 2001
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pages = Foreword
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id = ISBN 978-0310232179 ] .Reception
In his review of the work, Moryl writes that the book addresses the topic of cults from the viewpoint of an
evangelical Christian cite book
last = Moryl
first = John
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title =Library Journal
publisher = Reed Business Information, Inc.
date =October 1 ,2001
location =Yeshiva University ,New York
pages = Review, "The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions"
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id = ] . Moryl questioned Rhodes' inclusion of certain groups in the book, including theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ,Jehovah's Witnesses ,Unitarian Universalism , andFreemasonry , and attributed this to a unique evangelical perspective."The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions" has been used as a reference work in college courses at
Emmanuel Bible College [ [http://www.ebcollege.on.ca/students/documents/new_religions.pdf GR212AA New Religions] ,Emmanuel Bible College , Winter Semester 2007, Anderson, Janice., retrieved 14-05-2007.] ,Lincoln Christian College and Seminary [AP604, "Defending Christian Faith", PH487, "Philosophy of Religion",Lincoln Christian College and Seminary , ] , andValley Forge Christian College [ [http://www.agts.edu/syllabi/ce/2005fall/phib631marino_fall05_vfcc.pdf PHIB 631/THEB 628 Apologetics] , Marino, Ph.D., Bruce R.,Valley Forge Christian College , retrieved 14-05-2007] .Cited by secondary works
Strobel cites Rhodes's work in his book, "Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage" [cite book
last = Strobel
first = Lee
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title = Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage
publisher = Zondervan
date = 2002
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pages = 148, 230
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id = ISBN 0310220149 , ISBN 978-0310220145 ] , as does Saliba in his textbook, "Understanding New Religious Movements", in his section on new religious movements in contemporary culture [cite book
last = Saliba
first = John A.
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coauthors =J. Gordon Melton
title = Understanding New Religious Movements
publisher = Rowman Altamira
date = 2003
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pages = 39
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id = ISBN 0759103569] . The work is also cited by Walters' "Off Center Off Course How Satans Lies Disrupt Christian Living" [cite book
last = Walters
first = Richard P.
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title = Off Center Off Course How Satans Lies Disrupt Christian Living
publisher = High Ground Press
date =
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pages = 203
url =
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id = ISBN 0975404555] , and byDouglas Cowan 's "Bearing False Witness?" [cite book
last = Cowan
first = Douglas
authorlink = Douglas Cowan
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title = Bearing False Witness?
publisher = Praeger/Greenwood
date = 2003
location =
pages = 103, 213, 235, 241
url =
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id = ISBN 0275974596] . The book was also cited by Velarde and Johnson in the "Christian Research Journal"cite journal
last = Velarde
first = Robert
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coauthors = Eric Johnson
title = Are Mormons and Muslims Apples and Oranges?
journal = Christian Research Journal
volume = 28
issue = 4
pages = 1–7
publisher =Christian Research Institute
date = 2005
url = http://apologetics101.net/free/JAM802.pdf
doi =
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accessdate = ] , in describing what the authors refer to as a "revisionist line of thinking", with regard to new concepts put forth byJoseph Smith .External links
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* [http://www.ronrhodes.org Ron Rhodes] , Web site of author
* [http://www.zondervan.com/media/interviews/product/pdf/0310232171_authintrvw.pdf Interview with Ron Rhodes] , at publisher's Web siteFootnotes
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