Watchman Fellowship recommends the following books on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness / Hare Krishnas;
A Guide To Cults and New Religions, by Ronald Enroth
The Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin
International Society for Krishna Consciousness / Hare Krishnas
November 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Goddess Worship
November 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Watchman Fellowship recommends the following books on Goddess Worship;
Witchcraft: Exploring the World of Wicca, by Craig S. Hawkins
Goddess Worship, Witchcraft, and Neo-Paganism, by Craig S. Hawkins
Everything Is One With The Divine
September 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The following books are recommended for further reading in the chapter “Everything Is One With The Divine; All Else Is An Illusion”, in That’s Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith
“Eastern Religions”, in Reason For The Hope Within (Michael Murray)
Death of a Guru (Rabindranath Maharaji)
The World of Gurus (Vishal Mangalwadi)
The New Age Movement adn the Biblical Worldview (John Newport)
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Competing Worldviews – Book Recommendations
August 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In his Facts & Trends article “Unchurched Americans Turned Off By Church, Open To Christians”, Mark Kelly recommends the following books:
The Apologetics Study Bible
When Worldviews Collide, by Ergun Caner
Countering Culture: Arming Yourself to Confront Non-Biblical Worldviews, by Chuck Edwards and David Noebel
Alternatives To Christian Faith – Texts Recommended by James Sire
August 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In his book Why Should Anyone Believe Anything At All, James Sire recommends the following books on Alternatives to Christian Faith:
Christianity and World Religions, by Norman Anderson
Disarming the Secular Gods, by Peter Moore
Christian Faith and Other Faiths, by Stephen Neill
Dissonant Voices, by Harold A. Netland
The Universe Next Door, by James Sire
Islam Texts – Timothy Tennent
July 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Timothy Tennent used the following texts in the course he taught on Seminary Islam at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.
Recommended Reading
The Koran, N.J. Dawood, trans., Penguin Books, 1983.
Islam: The Straight Path, 3rd edition, John L. Esposito, Oxford University Press, 1998.
The Word of Islam, J. Alden Williams, University of Texas Press, 1984.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to provide an introductory study of the structure, beliefs and practices of Islam. Special emphasis will be placed on a study of the theology of the Koran. The student will read and study the entire Koran along with important selections from the Hadith, Shari`a material and Sufi writings. The actual historical manifestations of contemporary Islam will be explored with a special emphasis on Islam in the African context. Throughout the course there will be a concern to demonstrate how Islamic thought is different from Christian thought and how the gospel can be most effectively communicated to members of the Islamic faith, the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world today.
Buddhism Texts — Timothy Tennent
July 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Timothy Tennent recommends the following texts for the course he teaches on Buddhism which is made available at BiblicalTraining.org
Buddhist Priests Choose Christ, published by Dawn Press, 1989
The Unexpected Way – Paul Williams
Sharing Jesus effectively in the Buddhist World – David Lim
Sharing Jesus in the Buddhist World – David Lim and Spalding
Sharing Jesus Holistically with the Buddhist World.
Arab History & Culture
March 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The companion guide to the video series Christianity and Islam
Hitti, Philip K. The Arabs: A Short History
LeBon, G. The World of Islamic Civilization, Tudor Publishing Co. 1974.
Lewis, Bernard
Patai, Raphael. The Arab Mind
Steward, Desmond. Mecca, Newsweek, NY, 1980.
Recommended books on Cults
April 24, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books on Cults.
Geisler, Norman L. False Gods of our Time. Eugene, OR: Harvest, 1985.
Groothuis, Douglas R. Unmasking the New Age. Downers Grove: IVP, 1986.
Hanegraaff, Hank. Christianity in Crisis. Eugene: Harvest house, 1997.
Hoekema, Anthony A. The Four Major Cults. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963.
Martin, Walter R and Hank Hanegraff, gen. ed. The Kingdom of the Cults. Revised and updated. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1997.
Cultural Analysis
April 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The following books were used in William Edgar’s Cultural Analysis class at Westminster Theological Seminary, during the Spring 2007 semester:
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