The Christian Countercult Movement (Elements In New Religious Movements)

Many seemingly strange questions on yoga, salvation, religious pluralism, etc. 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.

• | Author: Douglas E. Cowan
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 24, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 80 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1009054171
• | ISBN-13: 9781009054171