The Christian Countercult Movement

Douglas E. Cowan (Renison University College, Ontario)

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Cambridge University Press
24 August 2023

Religious fundamentalism; Protestantism & Protestant Churches; Alternative belief systems; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects

Series: Elements in New Religious Movements

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.

By: Douglas E. Cowan (Renison University College Ontario)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 130g
ISBN: 9781009054171
ISBN 10: 1009054171
Series: Elements in New Religious Movements
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 24 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introducing the Christian countercult; 1. The Christian countercult in historical perspective; 2. The modern countercult movement in North America; 3. Telling the Christian countercult from the secular anticult; 4. Reality-maintenance and the Christian countercult movement; 5. The future of the Christian countercult; References.