Bøker av Irving Hexham

This book argues that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. It suggests that few new religions are really new, drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Today Christians in the West live in a missionary situation, where neighbors and coworkers are increasingly Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and more. Encountering World Religions enables Christians to better understand the beliefs and practices of their neighbors and to interact with them in ways that are both faithful and gracious.

"In the face of the popular crusade to link new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe argue that many cults are in fact the"