Best of
Cults

1987

Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story Of L. Ron Hubbard


Russell Miller - 1987
    Ron Hubbard was promoted for over 30 years as a romantic adventurer and philosopher with a mission to save the world. Miller has carefully researched Hubbard's life, and provides a biography unlike any of those the church has produced and interwoven with lies. 8 pages of photos.

Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse


David A. Reed - 1987
    It's difficult to talk to Jehovah's Witnesses because they test your Bible knowledge and spiritual endurance. But the effort is worth it, because they need to hear the gospel from you. Reed, a former JW elder, closely examines the Jehovah's Witnesses' favorite Bible verses and discusses other important verses they ignore.

If I Had a Hammer: The Death of the Old Left and the Birth of the New Left


Maurice Isserman - 1987
    Subjects Shachtman, MaxStudents for a Democratic societyDissent

Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History


John R. Hall - 1987
    Hall presents a reasoned analysis of the meaning of Jonestown--why it happened and how it is tied to our history as a nation, our ideals, our practices, and the tension of modern culture. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider social processes.

The Life of Edward Irving: Forerunner of the Charismatic Movement


Arnold A. Dallimore - 1987
    The author reveals the reasons for this as well as giving a gripping portrait of this remarkable but sadly mistaken Christian.