The Cult Explosion

by Dave Hunt

This book is must reading for anyone who wants to understand the subtle way cults prey upon the fears, needs, and weaknesses of so many people. ------ From the back cover

Genres: Christian, Religion, Cults

270 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

About the author

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Dave Hunt was an American Christian apologist, speaker, radio commentator and author. He was in full-time ministry from 1973 until his death. A prolific best-selling author, international lecturer, and Bible teacher, his writings have been translated into at least 50 languages. More than four million copies of Dave’s books have been sold. For nearly a decade, Dave also co-hosted a weekly radio program, Search the Scriptures Daily, broadcast on over 400 stations in the U.S. and worldwide.

Reviews

[Brandon Alexander · Rating 1 out of 5]

A classic form of yabology from a yabologist. Writes a book about a cult culture spreading evil around the world only to highlight his own cult.

Drug induced meditation (hippie movement) lets you learn advanced concepts from Hindu gods that are actually demons. The more ya do it the greater control satan and some Swedish/swis dude in some base in India will gain control of your mind.

Don’t communicate with animals or feel like your tapped into nature it’s what the serpent wants you to do so he can give you psy powers and make you stray from god and discover that mankind can be their own god.

When that happens enough times the world will be affected and the new world order that is fascist, Marxist , and Islamic extremists ideals. (What kinda bastardized world is that because that makes absolutely no sense to common people only to Yabologists)

After the new world order is established with a bastardized system and new brainwashing/psy culture the Antichrist will come and take over the world and big scary.

(Also mentioned stuff about ufos but it was pretty stupid and supported this no sense with more no sense biblical “evidence”.

Sound like a cult to you?

Thank goodness it’s over now

[Rachel Grepke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read several books on various cults, but this is one of the better ones. Although quite outdated in many respects now, all the main information is still the same. I especially like how it is written and flows. There are so many cults and false religions out there, that we almost lose track of them. This is a great little read and I would recommend it.

[Robert Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

read it decades ago, I still use it as reference

[sage rivers · Rating 2 out of 5]

professor of yapology just makes things up about communist China for some godawful reason.

[Dan Cooper · Rating 1 out of 5]

A few unnecessary presuppositions, and some questionable conclusions detracted from an otherwise fairly well-organized attack on religious tradition variations the author found lacking.