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The Christian countercult movement or the Christian anti-cult movement is a social movement among certain Protestant evangelical and fundamentalist [1] and other Christian ministries ("discernment ministries" [2]) and individual activists who oppose religious sects that they consider cults.
The anti-cult movement, abbreviated ACM and also known as the countercult movement, [1] consists of various governmental and non-governmental organizations and individuals that seek to raise awareness of religious groups that they consider to be "cults", uncover coercive practices used to attract and retain members, and help those who have become involved with harmful cult practices.
Pages in category "Christian countercult organizations" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "People of the Christian countercult movement" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The countercult movement has long been divided over its goals and the tactics it should use to achieve those goals, which left the movement lacking cohesiveness. The participants in a 1982 Christian conference on cults and new religious movements voted to form a permanent anticult coalition, which they named Evangelical Ministries to Cultists. [6]
Christian countercult movement-related books (5 P) C. Christian countercult organizations (1 C, 13 P) P. People of the Christian countercult movement (13 P)
The Kingdom of the Cults, first published in 1965, is a reference book of the Christian countercult movement in the United States, written by Baptist minister and counter-cultist Walter Ralston Martin. [1] As of 2019, the book is in its sixth updated edition (hardback ISBN 9780764232657).
It represents one of the pioneering organizations in what is called the Christian countercult movement, but also relates to the wider history of Evangelical Christian apologetics in the mid-twentieth century. [5] Martin is considered one of the first full-time career apologists to have specialized in Christian countercult apologetics. [6]