Books like The cult explosion by Dave Hunt

Margaret Thaler Singer surveys the psychology of cults, offering evidence, examples and practical advice for spotting and escaping cult influence.

A practical guide that shows how cult-like thought patterns can appear in everyday life and provides tools to recognize and counter them.

In Revelation 17, the Apostle John describes in great detail the characteristics of a false church that will be the partner of the Antichrist. Was he describing the Roman Catholic Church? To answer that question, Dave Hunt spent years gathering research and indisputable historical documentation (primarily Catholic sources) and providing information not generally available. Are you missing half the story about the last days? Virtually all attention in our times is focused on the coming Antichrist--but he is only half the story. Many are amazed to discover in Revelation 17 that there is also another mysterious character at the heart of prophecy--a woman who rides the beast. Who is this woman? Tradition says she is connected with the Church of Rome. But isn't such a view outdated? After all, today's Vatican is eager to join hands with Protestants worldwide. "The Catholic Church has changed," is what we hear. Or has it? In A Woman Rides the Beast, prophecy expert Dave Hunt sifts through biblical truth and global events to present a well-defined portrait of the woman and her powerful place in the Antichrist's future empire. Eight remarkable clues in Revelation 17 and 18 prove the woman's identity beyond any reasonable doubt.

The Cults Reference Bible is designed specifically to meet the growing need of Christians for a reference complementing the King James Version of the Bible as a tool in dealing with the contemporary challenge of non-Christian cults. The unique features of the Cults Reference Bible provide a combination of aids that present biblical teaching while at the same time answering cultic challenges. - p. [1].

The Bible clearly states that a great apostasy must occur before Christ's second coming. Today Christians are being deceived by a new world view more subtle and more seductive than anything the world has ever experienced. What are the dangers in the growing acceptance and practice of: positive and possibility thinking; healing of memories; self-help philosophies; holistic medicine? The Seduction of Christianity will not appear as a frontal assault or oppression of our religious beliefs. Instead, it will come as the latest "fashionable philosophies" offering to make us happier, healthier, better educated, even more spiritual. A compelling look at the times we live in. A clear call to every believer to choose between the original and the counterfeit. Only then can we hope to escape the Seduction of Christianity. - Back cover.

Describes the nature and history of cults and the different aspects of living in a cult, including the difficulty of leaving it.

Describes various types of cults including their history, characteristics, and danger to American society.

Inside the Cult offers an insider view of the Branch Davidians, detailing David Koresh’s teachings and the tragic events that culminated in the 1993 Waco fire.