Christianity in Crisis - Hank Hanegraaf

I was not aware of this particular movement in the Christian realm. The movement in question, and addressed in this book, is the Faith movement. Some of the names mentioned in the book (Copeland, Hinn, Roberts, etc) are all well known if you watch Television evangelism. I am fairly confident that even if you don't watch television news, you are familiar with these names.

Essentially, the Faith movement is synonymous with the “Name it/Claim it” movement. They say that you can get what you want by naming. “Words are power.”

This book is an eye-opening treatise on this philosophy. Hank takes each and every topic and relates it to the scripture as quoted by the Faith proponent, and refutes it. If the Faith proponent is not using scripture, Hank uses the Bible to refute the “traditions of men” as they state it.

Another interesting and very helpful technique that Hank uses liberally in this book is the “Error begets Error” section at the end of most every chapter. This was quite helpful in not only outlining the errors of the closing chapter, but prepares the reader for the next chapter.

Finally, Hank has written this book in a very understandable and readable format. This book is by no means a book with huge words spouting philosophy according to Hank. It is a great work written in layman's terms refuting false doctrine.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone not only wishing to find the fundamental errors in the Faith movement, but also those seeking to bolster their faith and understanding of the scriptures. This book will go a long ways towards helping readers understand their faith and how the scriptures should be interpreted.