1. Hank Hanegraaff is an outspoken figure within the Christian countercult movement, where he has established a reputation for his critiques of non-Christian religions, new religious movements, and cults, as well as heresy in Christianity.
11 Facts About Hank Hanegraaff
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Hank Hanegraaff is an apologist on doctrinal and cultural issues.
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Hank Hanegraaff's work resembles memory dynamics techniques developed in speed-reading courses and in memory training programs used in some executive business courses.
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Hank Hanegraaff sued longtime critic William Alnor for alleging that Hank Hanegraaff's fundraising was under investigation for mail fraud.
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Hank Hanegraaff revisited some of the same issues in his 1997 book Counterfeit Revival, in which he rejected the claims of many Charismatic teachers such as Rodney Howard Browne concerning what became known as the Toronto Blessing.
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Hank Hanegraaff argues that many of the practices within these movements are not biblically sanctioned or appropriate and are based on misinterpretations of scripture.
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Hank Hanegraaff contends that these movements rely too much on subjective experiences or feelings.
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Hank Hanegraaff implied that Beverley had been compensated to write a "hit piece" for Christianity Today.
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Hank Hanegraaff was born in the Netherlands and raised in the United States from childhood.
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In subsequent years Hank Hanegraaff became increasingly discontented with evangelicalism; a period of research and seeking led him to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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In 2017 Hank Hanegraaff revealed that he has mantle cell lymphoma.