Help please on a research topic

[Scott Pitta]

Dan Segraves wrote a scholary thesis about Andrew Urshan. Urshan also spilled his own share of ink and most of his books can be found at Amazon. Depending on where you are a student, they might be found in your seminary library.

Generally speaking, a church is a "cult" if it does not adhere to cardinal doctrines. One of those "cardinal" doctrines is the belief in the trinity. So by that standard, any church that does not belief in the trinity fits into the "cult" category.

In practice, some UPC ministers are reject anyone who believes differently than they do. Some do not.

I have seen this first hand when calling ministers and pastors about my book project. Some UPC ministers are outstanding in every way. Real diplomats and are the epitome of grace and intelligence.

Other UPC ministers have nothing to do with me at all because I am not "one of them".

In the academic world, the UPC is treated as peers. Especially in the Society of Pentecostal Studies. Especially among Pentecostal historians. So it depends on which social circle you measure.