PPT-Everyday Apologetics The Cults

Lets Talk About Cults cult noun  ˈ kəlt   a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as extreme or dangerous. an apology Not an apology in the modern sense of the word which is to say youre sorry for something but rather an apology in the ancient sense of the word which isto make a reasoned defense of something or so meone In ancient times the word apology 1 331 Theology 5 Apologetics and Ethics Western Reformed Seminary wwwwrsedu John A Battle ThD CHAPTER 3 HISTORICAL SURVEY OF CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS AnteNicene Christian apologists period before the first ec 1)W.Burkert, Ancient Mystery Cults (Cambridge 1987) 18 Higgins O’Brien. Spring 2012. The authors define a cult as a “loosely structured and unconventional form of religious group, whose members are held together by a charismatic leader who mobilizes their loyalty around some new religious cause”. Give a defense. What Apologetics. is not. The art of getting really good at . sayin. “I’m sorry over and over again.”. The art of intellectually forcing unbelievers into submission holds MMA style. Cults. Any non-conforming group or religious sect outside the norms of society. Cults. 5 traits:. 1. Charismatic leader claiming to have all the answers; beliefs cannot be questioned. 2. Only members will be saved or enlightened. Brainwashing. Cults. What distinguishes a harmful cult from a relatively harmless new religious movement or self-help group?. 1) Characteristics of Cults:. A captivating and authoritarian leader who claims to have all the answers to life.. “brainwashing,” mind control, cult conversion, and deprogramming. Roots of cultic research. POW camps in the Korean war: emergence of the term “brainwashing”. “. When Prophecy Fails. : . Festinger. Midway Church of Christ (Fall 2015). Faith and Reason. What, Why, and How?. Apologetics. Class Objectives. Primary—to equip. Secondary—to engage. Class Format. One topic per week. Discussion, written work. What is a Cult. Every cult can be defined as a group having all of the following five characteristics:. 1. It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate and retain its members. 2. It forms an elitist totalitarian society.. Rev. Christopher J. Respass. Antioch Bible Institute. Summer 2012. Contending: . Apologetics. Jude. urges his readers to “contend for the faith” (v. 3). One specific way that we can contend or protect the faith is through the intentional practices of . Hampstead . Norreys. Village Hall . RG18 0TR. Thursday October 19. th. . 7.15 pm for 7.30pm. Speaker Mari . Ovsepyan.  . Oxford Centre . for. Christian Apologetics. Contact: Shelley 01635 578 252. What is the difference between:. A church. A denomination. A sect. A cult. Roy Wallis (1976) - . divided organizations into respectable (uniquely legitimate or pluralistically legitimate) or deviant. Religions. Difference between cults and religions. Deceit in recruitment. Totalitarian. Destroys the family unit. Isolates its members. Keeps non-believers out. Leader and follower consider the Leader to be above reproach.