Dave Hunt (1926 – ) is a Christian apologist, speaker, radio commentator and author. He has been in full-time ministry since 1973. The Berean Call ministry, which highlights Dave's materials, was started in 1990. Hunt has traveled to the Near East, lived in Egypt, and written numerous books on theology, prophecy, cults, and other religions, including critiques of Catholicism, Islam, Mormonism, and Calvinism, among others. His books have sold over 4 million copies and have been translated into at least 20 languages. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a... Apologetics is the field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Near East is a term commonly used by archaeologists, geographers and historians, less commonly by journalists and commentators, to refer to the region encompassing the Levant (modern Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon), Turkey, Mesopotamia (Iraq and eastern Syria). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      As a Christian ecclesiastical... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Book of Mormon, see Latter Day Saint movement. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Calvinism is a theological...

Theologically, Hunt is evangelical, "progressively" dispensational, not a Calvinist (though he does hold to eternal security), and was associated with the Plymouth Brethren Movement. The word evangelicalism usually refers to a broad collection of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions which are found among conservative Protestant Christians. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      As a current in Protestant Christian theology... The Brethren are a Christian Evangelical movement that began in Dublin, London, Plymouth, and the continent of Europe in the late 1820s. ...

Early life

Hunt was born in 1926 and raised in a Christian family. He is an alumnus of UCLA and is married with four children. He worked as a CPA before his entry into full-time ministry. [1] The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA. In most U.S. states, only CPAs who are licensed are able...

Positions

Hunt is a strict Biblical Creationist - refutations of evolution are a frequent topic of his radio programme. He has stated his view that evolution is a form of occult religion related to reincarnation.

Hunt believes occult or pagan influences are pervasive in modern culture - this includes evolution, as well as all forms of psychology, some forms of entertainment, all forms of science-fiction or fantasy - especially Harry Potter - yoga, some forms of medicine, environmental concern or conservation and much of public education. His book Occult Invasion is dedicated to this area, while several other books mention it in part. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ...

Calvinism

Hunt addressed Calvinism in a book called What Love is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God, published in 2002 and revised in 2004, which became one of his most controversial works. The accuracy of the book is disputed, especially its treatment of Calvinist sources such as Charles Spurgeon. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Calvinism is a theological... Spurgeon in his late twenties. ...

Also published in 2004 was Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views, co-written in a debate format by Hunt and Calvinist theologian and translation consultant James White. James R. White (born 1962) is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. ...

Catholicism

In A Woman Rides the Beast, he identifies the Roman Catholic Church as the Whore of Babylon from the prophecies in chapters 17 and 18 of the Book of Revelation. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church... The Whore of Babylon rides the seven-headed Beast. ... Visions of John of Patmos, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ...

Mormonism

The Godmakers, co-written with Ed Decker, and the accompanying film, The God Makers, was a provocative expose on Mormonism considered unfair, inaccurate and offensive by several independent reviews.^[1] The Godmakers is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, published in 1972. ... The God Makers is a film produced in 1982 by Ed Decker. ... Book of Mormon, see Latter Day Saint movement. ...

Other

The Seduction of Christianity (co-written with Tom McMahon), which categorized Word of Faith teachings, meditation, and psychology-based counseling as New Age heresies, generated much debate in the 1980s. Responses from meditation proponents and from Calvinist reconstructionist writers include Seduction?? A Biblical Response and The Reduction of Christianity. Hunt has written a rejoinder to the latter critics in his Whatever Happened to Heaven? Word of Faith, also known as Word-Faith or simply Faith, is a teaching within Pentecostal and charismatic churches worldwide. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ...

Bibliography

• America, Israel and Islam, ISBN 1-929125-32-1
• America, the Sorcerer's New Apprentice: The Rise of New Age Shamanism, ISBN 0-89081-651-4
• Battle for the Mind, ISBN 1-928660-09-6
• Beyond Seduction: A Return to Biblical Christianity, ISBN 0-89081-558-5
• Countdown to the Second Coming, ISBN 0-89081-910-6
• Cult Explosion, ISBN 0-89081-241-1
• A Cup of Trembling: Jerusalem and Bible Prophecy, ISBN 1-56507-334-7
• Death of a Guru, ISBN 0-89081-434-1
• Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views; Dave Hunt and James White, ISBN 1-59052-273-7
• Global Peace and the Rise of Antichrist, ISBN 0-89081-831-2
• The God Makers, ISBN 1-56507-717-2
• Honest Doubts, ISBN 1-928660-34-7
• In Defense of the Faith: Biblical Answers to Challenging Questions, ISBN 1-56507-495-5
• Judgment Day! Islam, Israel and the Nations, ISBN 1-928660-32-0
• The Mind Invaders (formerly titled The Archon Conspiracy), ISBN 1-56507-831-4
• The New Spirituality, ISBN 1-56507-121-2
• Occult Invasion, ISBN 1-56507-269-3
• The Power of the Spirit (by William Law, edited by Dave Hunt), ISBN 0-87508-247-5
• Revelation Hoofbeats (contributing author), ISBN 1-59160-873-2
• Sanctuary of the Chosen, ISBN 1-56507-215-4
• Secret Invasion, ISBN 0-89081-560-7
• Seduction of Christianity: Spiritual Discernment in the Last Days, ISBN 0-89081-441-4
• Seeking and Finding God, ISBN 1-928660-23-1
• To Russia With Love (formerly titled Mission Possible), ISBN 978-1-928660-36-1
• Toward the 7th Millennium: A Penetrating Look into the Future (contributing author), ISBN 0-937422-42-8
• Understanding the New Age Movement, ISBN 0-89081-682-4
• Unmasking Mormonism, ISBN 0-89081-801-0
• An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith, ISBN 0-7369-0313-5
• What Love Is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God, ISBN 1-929125-30-5, 2 nd ed: ISBN 1-928660-12-6
• Whatever Happened to Heaven, ISBN 0-89081-698-0
• When Will Jesus Come?: Compelling Evidence for the Soon Return of Christ, ISBN 0-7369-1248-7
• A Woman Rides the Beast, ISBN 1-56507-199-9
• Y2K: A Reasoned Response to Mass Hysteria, ISBN 0-7369-0167-1
• Also many audio and video materials, including adaptations of many of the above books.

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Critical Assessments

• Douglas E. Cowan, Bearing False Witness? An Introduction to the Christian Countercult (Westport: Praeger, 2003).

• Gary DeMar and Peter Leithart, The Reduction of Christianity: A Biblical Response to Dave Hunt (Fort Worth: Dominion/Atlanta: American Vision, 1988).

• Irving Hexham, "The Evangelical Response to the New Age," in Perspectives on the New Age, James R. Lewis and J. Gordon Melton, eds., (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992), pp 152-163.

• Brant Pelphrey, "Negative Thinking in a "Positive" Age (Book Review of The Seduction of Christianity)" Areopagus, 1/1 (Fall 1987), pp. 42-45.

• Thomas F. Reid, Mark Virkler, James A. Laine and Alan Langstaff, Seduction?? A Biblical Response (New Wilmington: Son-Rise, 1986).

• SCP Staff, "The Final Threat: Cosmic Conspiracy and End Times Speculation," in The New Age Rage, Karen Hoyt and J. Isamu Yamamoto, eds., (Old Tappan: Revell, 1987), pp. 185-201.

• Gilbert W. Scharffs, The Truth About "The God Makers": A Response to an inaccurate portrayal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1986).

• Wally Tope, "The God Makers," Areopagus, 3/1 (Advent 1989), pp. 48-50.

References

1. ^ http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/response/general/godmakers/Independent_Reviews.htm Independent Reviews of the Godmakers Movie

External links

More Information

• The Berean Call Dave Hunt's ministry
• Dave Hunt Dave Hunt Bio from The Bridge
• About Dave Hunt Dave Hunt info from Chick Publications
• Who's Who of Prophecy - Dave Hunt
• Dave Hunt Page Tracts and Other Materials

Pro

• CRI Attacks Dave Hunt
• Dave Hunt's Powerful Refutation of Calvinism
• A Review of Dave Hunt's What Love is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God
• The Woman Rides the Beast A book review
• "What Love is This?" Calvinism’s Misrepresentation of God Book Review by Jackie Alnor

Con

• What Love is This? By James White Alpha & Omega Ministries 18 January 2006
• What Theology is This? Dave Hunt’s Misrepresentation of God and Calvinism.
• Blinded By Tradition An Open Letter to Dave Hunt Regarding His Newly Published Attack Upon the Reformation, What Love Is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God by James White
• Dave Hunt vs. Charles Haddon Spurgeon Using Obfuscation to Avoid Admission of Simple and Documented Error by James White
• Calvinism on Trial A Response to Dave Hunt on the Doctrines of Grace by Phil Johnson