Bhagwan: The God That Failed (A Thomas Dunne Book)5 reviews Hugh Milne St Martins Pr, 1987 Misreadings + Scary and Instructive + Bhagwan: The God That Failed A review can say so much more about the reviewer than the book in question. The Library Journal review wonders how people could "throw away" years of their lives, etc., to follow such a guru--and criticizes Milne for failing to explain. In fact, he does explain the attraction: it was ...             Peddler of paradise.(Reverend Sun Myung Moon): An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion ... K. Gordon Neufeld Institute on Religion and Public Life, 2003 This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2013 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. ...             Moonies: What do they believe?2 reviews Val Waldeck Pilgrim Publications SA, 2005 Informative + Val Waldeck's Books are Inspirational Very well written and researched and most useful to anyone wanting to know all about what various cults believe.             History Makers - Cult Leaders (History Makers)1 review Karen Burns Kellaher Lucent Books, 1999 A fast and good overview on this subject. This book is a fast read that points out the history of six cult leaders past and present. In reading this book you will get some basic information into what types of persons become leaders and how they control. As far as the author definitions of a cult I agree with most of what she says except ...             In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family38 reviews Nansook Hong Little, Brown, 1998 Eye Opening, Yet I Am Not Surprised + The Dark Side of the Moons The only people who can dismiss a book like this are the misguided followers of the hypocritical cult leader, Sun Myung Moon. As an atheist who currently attends the University of Bridgeport, I ate this book up in a day. It bears striking resemblance to Jon Krakauer's "Under the Banner of ...             Massacre at Waco: The Shocking True Story of Cult Leader David Koresh and the Branch Davidians (St. Martin's ...8 reviews Clifford L. Linedecker St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1993 The infamous siege 'revealed', well, sort of... It seemed that the ashes of the fire that claimed the lives of David Koresh and his followers had not even cooled when this book about the Branch Davidians, their Living Prophet Koresh, and the tense siege with law enforcement officers appeared on bookshelves at drug stores and supermarkets ...             Shades of Mao: The Posthumous Cult of the Great Leader Geremie R. Barme M.E. Sharpe, 1996             Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas17 reviews John Hubner, Lindsey Gruson Harcourt, 1988 I'm an Ex-memberand it's all true and more. + Greed and Violence Corrupt Religion The amazing thing is it's all true and more anyone interested in this book should also read the "The Guru Business", available online . The author was murdered by a Hare Krishna member the day of it's release in L.A. . I was a former H.K. recruiter and was in a meeting in Boston the day Monkey on ...             Polygamy's Rape of Rachael Strong6 reviews John R. Llewellyn Agreka Books, 2006 Polygamy Revealed + Polygamy's Rape of Rachael Strong I saw Mr. Llewellyn on the HBO special for the series Big Love. I am a huge fan of the show and have become fascinated by the way polygamists live their lives. The Rape of Rachael Strong is a good, quick read filled with instances and examples that help you understand how dire the situation ...             Take Me for a Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult2 reviews Mark E. Laxer Outer Rim Press, 1993 a chilling account of being stuck in a cult + Important book -- esp. for teenagers and parents I read this book straight through. It's sort of creepy to see what this poor fellow got stuck in but he did get out of it. Oh seekers of truth, it warns us by just telling the story, don't give up your own truth for another's. I went to hear Rama in San Francisco in 87 with some friends from the SF ...             Ultimate Game: The Rise and Fall of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh2 reviews Kate Strelley, Robert D. San Souci Harpercollins, 1987 Personal, informative, interesting For those who want to know what went on in Rajneesh's ashram"s at Poona,and Antelope, Oregan, this book can be useful. Kate Strelley has given a lucid autobiographical account of her experience at the ashrams of Rajneesh. I also got the impression that most of the devotees of Bhagwan Rajneesh were ...             ABC News Primetime Escaping Polygamy2 reviews ABC News, 2007 short but to the point I have read several books on polygamy and recently the newly released book by Carolyn Jessop " My Escape from Polygamy" and i found everything that Flora Jessop talks about in the dvd(Not sure if she's related to Carolyn but no doubt somehow) is accurate and true about the events in Colorado City. ...             Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith724 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 2004 Meticulously researched and well presented + At times it needs a little more focus + A + Spot on, Krakauer. + fascinating story, which raises lots of questions             Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy17 reviews Dorothy Allred Solomon W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 What a learning experience! + A great read + The inside story on polygamy This was a book I could not put down. I really enjoyed learning about growing up in a polygamist family - from a "middle child" point of view. I learned so much about how lonely the wives were and how they struggled to raise their children.             Hellbent for Enlightenment: Unmasking Sex, Power, and Death With a Notorious Master2 reviews Rosemary Lansdowne White Cloud Press, 1998 Portrait of a controversiel master + Important contribution to the literature of the movement. In the early 70s Rosemary Hamilton's life took an unexpected turn when she found herself as an orangeclad disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. And from then on started the beautiful and profound adventure of her life, which she here shares with the rest of the world. She lived in silence, she ...             The Mormons12 reviews Pbs Paramount, 2007 Excellent Journalism + Mormon DVD + The Mormons - DVD I have a professional interest in the development of religious and spiritual traditions and in particular the genesis of a new religious movement and how this can assist in the understanding of how all religious movements have developed through economic, political and social factors. The ...             My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru19 reviews Tim Guest Harvest Books, 2005 Honest Confession of a Child's Heart + Child's Look at Life in a Commune + A 5 STAR WHINGER + Remarkable & memorable             The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality: Includes Hundreds of Definitions of*Sects, cults, ...1 review James K. Walker Harvest House Publishers, 2007 3 stars I would not reccomend reading this book straight through, unless you are fond of reading Webster's Dictionary. It is exactly that, but for religion, not lexiconigraphy. In alphabetical order, hundred of religious terms are defined; the good, the bad, and the heretical, all together. I would have ...             Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith201 reviews Martha Beck Three Rivers Press, 2006 If you want to know about the mysterious Mormon church . . . + An original work from an original thinker + Precisely the reason why I left I grew up in a town that was 98% Mormon. Being in the minority, I spent my youth being either left out because I wasn't Mormon or barraged by members of the church to become one of them. If they are anything, Mormons are as relentlessas they are exclusionary. So I thought I knew a just about ...             Heaven's Harlots: My Fifteen Years in a Sex Cult19 reviews Miriam Williams Harper Perennial, 1999 Somebody Ought to be stoppd + I glimpse into the life of a cult member + Heaven's Harlots + Great insight on religious cults! + very well written and informative.......