Сектоведение: A Comprehensive Guide to Totalitarian Sects
Сектоведение (Sectology) by A.L. Dvorkin has become a basic textbook for the Theological Faculty at the Ural State Pedagogical University opened by the Ekaterinburg Diocese. The book consists of a collection of systematized materials on the teachings, methods, history, and specific harm of totalitarian sects. It is a valuable guide for anyone living in an environment of aggressive expansion of destructive cults, and for those seeking protection and truthful information about them. The methodology developed by the author for studying totalitarian sects is an expression of the decisions and definitions of the 1994 Episcopal Council that are mandatory for the entire Church. The author's Orthodox position, based on the patristic experience of perceiving the constantly changing temptations of this age, is a guide for any reader who can see totalitarian sects through the eyes of the Orthodox tradition. The book is compatible with Android 9.0 and is free to download.
