This book answers the questions:

• What alternative therapies are available today?
• Should I consider herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and vitamins?
• What are the claims, what is the evidence, and how should I choose wisely?
• Are there spiritual concerns with certain alternative therapies?

This book is the definitive resource on alternative medicine for Christians.

Using Betty Eadie's "Embraced by the Light" as an example, Groothuis responds to near-death experiences (NDE). He examines the teachings of sinlessness, pre-existence, death and alternative descriptions of heaven and hell offered by NDE believers.

Ravi Zacharias asks, "What is it we are living for? And what, in the pursuit, are we doing to our children?" Unveiling evils in today's secular world Zacharias calls for action and change.

From the Zondervan Guide to Cults and Religious Movements series, this handbook provides information on these movements and their theology, as well as a Biblical response and guide for witnessing to those involved with such movements. As the twentieth century has seen a resurgence of these movements, this handbook serves as a valuable resource.