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S04E01 American Cults 101:What is a Cult?

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Summary

Season 4 launches with a field guide to American cults: where they came from, how they function, and what sets them apart from orthodox Christianity. We lay out our two-episode rhythm for each movement (history + doctrine) and explain why this isn’t just academic—these are the folks knocking on your door and sitting in your break room.

Highlights

  • Walter Martin’s working definition of a cult

  • The 1830–1890 surge in the Northeast and the “Burned-Over District”

  • First vs. Second Great Awakening—and how Finney’s “new measures” influenced later errors

  • Doctrinal markers: denial of the Trinity, diminished view of Christ, extra-biblical revelation

  • Sociological markers: authoritarian leadership, information control, us-vs-them identity, behavioral rules, shunning, apocalyptic urgency

  • Works/loyalty systems vs. the gospel of grace

  • The real cost of leaving—and how Christians can care well

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Summary

Season 4 launches with a field guide to American cults: where they came from, how they function, and what sets them apart from orthodox Christianity. We lay out our two-episode rhythm for each movement (history + doctrine) and explain why this isn’t just academic—these are the folks knocking on your door and sitting in your break room.

Highlights

  • Walter Martin’s working definition of a cult

  • The 1830–1890 surge in the Northeast and the “Burned-Over District”

  • First vs. Second Great Awakening—and how Finney’s “new measures” influenced later errors

  • Doctrinal markers: denial of the Trinity, diminished view of Christ, extra-biblical revelation

  • Sociological markers: authoritarian leadership, information control, us-vs-them identity, behavioral rules, shunning, apocalyptic urgency

  • Works/loyalty systems vs. the gospel of grace

  • The real cost of leaving—and how Christians can care well

Connect

Generations

Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.

Use the code CHORUS at checkout for 15% off your order.

  continue reading

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