Concise guide to today's religions / Josh McDowell and Don Stewart.

First published in the U.S.A. by Here's Life Publishers as: Handbook of today's religions.

Handbook of today's religions was a compilation of the following books: Understanding the cults ©1982; Understanding the accult ©1981; Understanding non-christian religions ©1982; Understanding secular religions ©1982.

Introduction

PART 1 UNDERSTANDING THE CULTS -- What is a cult? -- The characteristics of cults -- The beliefs of orthodox Christianity -- Children of God -- Christian Science -- EST -- Jehovah's Witnesses -- Mormonism "Latter-day Saints" -- The Unification Church "Moonies" -- The Way International -- The Woldwide Church of God "Plain Truth" -- Eastern Mystical Cults -- Hare Kristna -- Rosicrucianism -- Theosophy -- Transcendental Meditation -- Unity

PART II UNDERSTANDING THE OCCULT -- The occult phenomena -- The occult explosion -- Demons -- Ghosts -- Satan -- Satanism -- Regular occult practices -- Astrology -- Dowsing -- Fortunetelling -- Hypnotism -- Magic -- Ouija Boards -- Parapsychology -- Spiritism -- Superstition -- Witchcraft -- Conclusion -- Appendix I Magic and the occult in literature -- Appendix II The authority of the believer -- Sources of further help -- Annotated bibliography

PART III UNDERSTANDING NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS -- Hinduism -- Jainism -- Buddhism -- Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism -- Zen Buddhism -- Confucianism -- Taoism -- Shintoism -- Zoroastrianism -- Judaism -- Islam -- Sikhism

PART IV UNDERSTANDING SECULAR RELIGIONS -- Atheism, Agnosticism, and Skepticism -- Marxism -- Secular Humanism -- Existentialism

PART V A CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS -- A Christian approach to comparative religions by Norman Anderson -- Indexed glossary.

Concise guide to today's religions is a clear, concise reference work that will provide the Christian with practical insight into and comprehensive analysis of today's cults, the occult, secular and comprehensive analysis of today's cults, the occult, secular and non-Christian religions.--Back cover.