Since we are now at war I figured the best thing to talk about would be my recently (yesterday) purchased copy of Larson’s New Book of Cults by Bob Larson. It has apparently been expanded from its previous editions and now includes (according to the cover):

Over 100 cults examined

Includes New Age Cults

New Section of Common Cult Teachings

Alphabetized for easy use

According to the back of the book:

ENCYCLOPEDIC in form, popular in style, Larson’s New Book of Cults analyzes dozens of cults and movements from historical, sociological, and biblical perspectives. It will tell you what you want to know about the cults’ origins, their appeal, and their strategies. Most important, it details how each cult deviates from Christian truth. (-emphasis added)
Parents, students, pastors, and people from all walks of life found the original Larson’s Book of Cults to be an indispensable, reliable reference tool. Now readers have the completely revised and updated Larson’s New Book of Cults, which includes chapters on the New Age Movement, trance channeling, and other recent phenomena.

I like that it covers itself by saying cults and movements so that they won’t get sued for saying, oh that the Morman church, as well as all forms of Martial Arts are cults, or have cult ties (which the book does).

I’ll keep you informed as I use this indispensable tool to spot cults and their philosophies as they try to influence my impressionable little mind.