The Christian Sentinel
April 2003 issue
Why the Word Faith Appendix is Being Removed from the New Kingdom of the Cults
A Q&A
Statement by Project Managing Editors Jill Martin
Rische and Kevin Rische
(posted April 1, 2003)
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2003 Christian Sentinel
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- THE CHRISTIAN SENTINEL: Why was Richard Abanes' Word Faith appendix dropped from the new
Kingdom of the Cults?
A - JILL MARTIN RISCHE AND KEVIN RISCHE: The 1997 edition of The Kingdom of the Cults was done without the direct involvement of the Martin family. For the 2003 edition, Darlene Martin and Bethany House Publishers designated Kevin Rische and Jill Martin Rische as the Managing Editors, and the Risches, in agreement with several members of the Martin family, made the decision to remove the Word of Faith Appendix. We did not believe that Walter Martin would have included this Appendix in the 1997 edition, had he edited it. In addition, even if the subject had been appropriate for Kingdom of the Cults, this appendix incorporated very little of Walter Martin’s material on the subject. Wherever possible, Walter Martin’s material should be the primary source and in this case, it was not. Mr. Abanes has stated publicly that members of the Martin family were pressured by the Word of Faith movement to drop this appendix. This was never the case. He also implied publicly that Jill Martin Rische was in sympathy with Word of Faith because her degree is from Oral Roberts University. This is completely false. Q - THE CHRISTIAN SENTINEL: Was the fact that he [Richard Abanes] allegedly plagiarized Van Gorden from the Kingdom of the Cults a consideration in your decision? A - JILL MARTIN RISCHE AND KEVIN RISCHE: Yes. Q - THE CHRISTIAN SENTINEL: Were you concerned about Abanes' accuracy and research conclusions with his work in the KoC? A - JILL MARTIN RISCHE AND KEVIN RISCHE: Yes.
Christian Sentinel Publisher's note: on the basis of the Risches and Zacharias' direct involvement in the project and the many positive changes (including the removal of several sections) coming to the project, we are proud to offer this book as part of our resource list. To order the book directly from us, click here. See also the Risches' website, http://www.waltermartin.org, that has been created in order to further the work of Jill's father, the late Walter Martin.
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