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Article Index

2002 Report: Attention and Research on Social Addictions (AIS)

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):     

A Psychoanalytic Look at Recovered Memories, Therapists, Cult Leaders, and Undue Influence

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 246-264 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_fms   

A Rejoinder to James Chancellor’s Response to My Article

Author:  Bulwer  Perry       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 167-172 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

A Response to James D. Chancellor’s Life in The Family: An Oral History of the Children of God

Author:  Bulwer  Perry       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 101-145 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

A Response to James D. Chancellor's Life in the Family: An Oral History of the Children of God

Author:  Perry  Bulwer     B.A., LL.B Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 101 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

A Response to Perry Bulwer’s Evaluation of Life in the Family

Author:  Chancellor  James  D.  M. Div., Ph. D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 160-166 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

AFF 2002 Conference Reports: Introduction

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conference   

AFF 22nd Annual Conference

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conference   

AFF Statement on China and Falun Gong

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Aid and Assistance for Consumer Damages from Religious Activities

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 38-49 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_org_gov   

An Example for Controversy: Creating a Model for Reconciliation

Author:  Kropveld  Michael       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 130-150 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog,tp_definition   

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Predicaments: The Truth, Deceit, and Issues Surrounding Falun Gong

Author:  Xie  Frank  T.    Other Author(s):  Zhu, Tracey
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cult Leaders and Induction of Dependent Personality Disorder in Cult Members

Author:  Burke  John       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 390-410 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_mindcontrol   

Are Cultic Environments Psychologically Harmful?

Author:  McKibben  Jodi  Aronoff  M.S. Other Author(s):  Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D.; Peter Malinoski, Ph.D.
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Are Terrorists Cultists?

Author:  Dole  Arthur  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 198-218 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Aum Shinrikyo: Book on Aum

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 316-321 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Authoritarian Culture and Child Abuse in ISKCON

Author:  Muster  Nori  J.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-27 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_child_abuse  grp_harekrishna

Can Scholars Be Deceived? Empirical Evidence from Social Psychology and History

Author:  Dubrow-Eichel   Steve  K.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Steve K. Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D.
Page(s): 51-64 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_influence   

Charismatic Leadership and Corporate Cultism at Enron: The Elimination of Dissent, the Promotion of Conformity, and Organizational Collapse

Author:  Tourish  Dennis     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Naheed Vatcha
Page(s): 87-124 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_economic   

Charismatic Leadership and Corporate Cultism at Enron: the Elimination of Dissent, the Promotion of Conformity, and Organizational Collapse

Author:  Tourish  Dennis     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Naheed Vatcha
Page(s): 87-124 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_business   

Child Protection in an Authoritarian Community: Culture Clash and Systemic Weakness

Author:  Bardin  Livia       Other Author(s):  Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Page(s): 233-267 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_polygamy  grp_flds

Clinical and Diagnostic Issues of Cultism: Group Dependence Disorder

Author:  Perlado  Miguel       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm_recovery,tp_mentalh   

College Students and Religious Groups in Japan: How Are They Influenced and How Do They Perceive the Group Members?

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_japan

Comment on "The Rhetoric of Religious 'Cults': Terms of Use and Abuse"

Author:  Kropveld  Michael       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 55-56 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog   

Comment on "The Rhetoric of Religious 'Cults': Terms of Use and Abuse"

Author:  Kropveld  Michael       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 55-56 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog   

Compassion Betrayed: Spiritual Abuse in an American Zen Center

Author:  Masis  Katherine  V.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 28-55 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_zen

Contemporary Uses of the Brainwashing Concept: 2000 to Mid-2007

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 099-128 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_brainwashing   

Contemporary Uses of the Brainwashing Concept: 2000 to Mid-2007

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 099-128 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_brainwashing   

Counseling: Wellspring Helping Ex-Members

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_recovery   

Cult Awareness Groups and NRM Scholars: Toward Depolarization of Key Issues

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 146 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog,tp_definition  grp_can

Cultish Religious Sects and Politics: The Brethren v. Green Contest and Other Controversies Involving Minor Religious Sects Down Under

Author:  Mutch  Stephen     Ph.D. L.L.B. (UNSW) Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 298-310 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_political  grp_orderofstcharbel, grp_excluisvebrethren

Cultish Religious Sects and Politics: The Brethren v. Green Contest and Other Controversies Involving Minor Religious Sects Down Under

Author:  Mutch  Stephen       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 298-310 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_political  grp_orderofstcharbel, grp_excluisvebrethren

Cultism, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Author:  Mutch  Stephen  B.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 169-197 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism  grp_kenja

Cult-related Problems in Switzerland: Annual Report 2000 of info-Sekta and Reflections on Governmental Cult Policies

Author:  Schaaf  Suzanne       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_international  grp_raelian

Cults and Families

Author:  Whitsett  Doni     Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):  Kent, Stephen
Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_general   

Cults and Religious Privileges in England and Australia: Can the Wheat be Separated from the Chaff?

Author:  Mutch  Stephen  B.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 135-151 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_org_gov   

Cults of Hatred

Author:  Dittmann  Melissa       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research  grp_unification_church

Cults, Conversion, Science, & Harm

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_thoughtreform   

Cults, State Control, and Falun Gong: A Comment on Herbert Rosedale's "Perspectives on Cults as Affected by the September 11th Tragedy."

Author:  Robbins  Thomas      Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Current Status of Federal Law Concerning Violent Crimes Against Women and Children: Implications for Cult Victims

Author:  Boyle  Robin     Esq. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 65-89 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_legal_article   

Death of a Moonie: Reflections of a "Blessed Child"

Author:  Collins  Donna       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 312-315 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm  grp_unification_church

Déjà Vu: Death of a Moonie Door-to-Door Solicitor

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.     Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Denouement of the Prophets’ Cult: The Church Universal and Triumphant in Decline

Author:  Szimhart  Joseph   P.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cut

Development of the Study of Mind Control in Japan

Author:  Nishida, Ph. D.  Kimiaki       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 215-232 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_thoughtreform,tp_mindcontrol   

Education and Reeducation in Ideological Organizations and Their Implications for Children

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 119-145 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child   

Exit Counseling and the Decline of Deprogramming

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Joseph P. Szimhart
Page(s): 241-291 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_counseling,tp_deprogram,tp_intervention   

Extrapolation, Exaggeration, or Exculpation?

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Falun Gong and the World: How Many Eight-Years Do We Need? – Comment on Langone (2007)

Author:  Xie  Frank  T.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 286-294 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Fear and Pride in Ideographic Identification

Author:  Osmond  Amy       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 44-76 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_polygamy  grp_flds, grp_bountiful

Former Members’ Perceptions of Cult Involvement

Author:  Almendros  Carmen     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  José A. Carrobles, Ph.D.
Page(s): 01-20 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Frankl Revisited

Author:  Debold  Walter       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 56-72 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

Getting Help

Author:  Bardin  Livia       Other Author(s):  Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_recovery   

Harm and New Religious Movements (NRMs): Some Notes on a Sociological Perspective

Author:  Barker  Eileen       Other Author(s):  Eileen Barker, Ph.D.
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Harm and NRMs: Perspectives from Psychology

Author:  Dole  Arthur  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Harm and NRMs: Perspectives from Religious Studies, Sociology, and Psychology - Introduction

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Heaven’s Gate/Democratic Workers Party: Book on Social Context of Cults

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_heavensgate, grp_dwp

History of the American Family Foundation

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 03-50 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_history,tp_icsa   

Ideology, Demonization, and Scholarship: The Need for Objectivity—A Response to Robbins' Comments on Rosedale, the Chinese Government, and Falun Gong

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Illegal Missionary Work Lawsuits and Exit Counseling for Unification Church Members

Author:  Sakurai  Yoshihide       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 183-201 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention  grp_unification_church

Imposed Anorexia: A Model of Dietary Restriction in Four Ideological Groups

Author:  Meikle  Jessie       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 41-64 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_eatingdisorder   

Inner Experience and Conversion

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Patrick L. Ryan
Page(s): 169-176 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_inner experience   

Innocent Murderers? Abducted Children in the Lord’s Resistance Army

Author:  Manca  Terra       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 129-166 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_lordsresistancearmy

Innocent Murderers? Abducted Children in the Lord’s Resistance Army

Author:  Manca  Terra       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 129-166 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_lordsresistancearmy

International Churches of Christ: Introduction

Author:  Giambalvo  Carol       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_icc

Introduction to the Cultic Studies Review

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-02 Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Japanese Activities to Counter Cults

Author:  Yamaguchi  Hiroshi       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 225-229 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_cultural  grp_japan, grp_falungong

Lying in Court and Religion: An Analysis of the Theocratic Warfare Doctrine of the Jehovah's Witnesses

Author:  Bergman  Jerry     Ph. D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_legal_article  grp_jw

Methodological Fallacies in Anthony’s Critique of Exit Cost Analysis

Author:  Zablocki  Benjamin     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention   

Mind Control: Psychological Reality or Mindless Rhetoric?

Author:  Zimbardo  Philip  G.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 309-311 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

On the Outside Looking In: Growing Up in the Moonies

Author:  Aaslid  Flore  S.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-08 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child  grp_unification_church

Perfect Master or Perfect Psychopath

Author:  Toren  Erica       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_personalaccount  grp_dlm

Persistence of “Deprogramming” Stereotypes in Film

Author:  Szimhart  Josept  P.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 202-225 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention,tp_mindcontrol   

Perspectives on Cults As Affected by the September 11th Tragedy

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Psychologist Survey Regarding Cults

Author:  Lottick  Edward  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-19 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Psychologist Survey Regarding Cults pdf

Author:  Lottick  Edward  A.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-19 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Group Psychological Abuse Scale

Author:  Almendros  Carmen       Other Author(s):  Josep María Jansà, Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, José Antonio Carrobles
Page(s): 203-224 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_acadialog,tp_conversion,tp_mindcontrol   

Questions from the Balcony: A Critique of Dick Anthony

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.  Esq. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog   

Raised in Cultic Groups: The Impact on the Development of Certain Aspects of Character

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna     M.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-27 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_sga   

Reflecting on Cultural Diversity in Response to Cultic Activity

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.  Esq. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_cultural   

Reflections on Falun Gong and the Chinese Government

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Reflections on Marriage and Children After the Cult

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna     M.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 09-29 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_marriage   

Reply to Xie

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 295-297 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Responding to Jihadism: A Cultic Studies Perspective

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 268-306 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism  grp_islam

Scientific Evaluation of the Dangers Posed by Religious Groups: A Partial Model

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 101-134 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Second Thoughts on Cultic Involvement and Addictive Relationships

Author:  Perlado  Miguel       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 171-182 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_general   

Seeking Accurate Information: Part I A Sketch of Currently Available Popular and Professional Books on Cultic and Related Groups

Author:  Malinoski  Peter `     M.A., Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Spiritual Harm in New Religions: Reflections on Interviews with Former Members of NRMs

Author:  Lucas  Phillip   C.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 30-37 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Spotlight on Anthroposophy

Author:  Lombard  Sharon       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_edu  grp_antroposophy, grp_rudolphsteiner

Table of Contents

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 00-01 Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Teenage Spirituality and the Internet

Author:  Lutz  Alison       Other Author(s):  Rev. Dean Borgman
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_internet   

Terror and Terrorism: A History of Ideas and Philosophical-Ethical Reflections

Author:  Micewski  Edwin  R.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 219-243 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terror in the Name of God: The Rise of Religious Terrorism

Author:  Morehead  John  W.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism,tp_violence   

Terrorism and Cults

Author:  Mansfield  Hal       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terrorist Motivations, Extreme Violence, and the Pursuit of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Author:  Gomez  Jaime     Jr. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 244-267 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terrorists Are Made, Not Born: Creating Terrorists Using Social Psychological Conditioning

Author:  Stahelski  Anthony       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 30-40 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism,tp_thoughtreform   

The "Helpmate" of Males: An Ethnography on Sex Segregation and Theocracy

Author:  Cheng  Cliff     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

The Chemistry of a Conflict: The Chinese Government and the Falun Gong

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

The Children of God/The Family: A Discussion of Recent Research (1998-2005)

Author:  Raine  Susan       Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 29-72 Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

The Cult of Parenthood: A Qualitative Study of Parental Alienation

Author:  Baker  Amy  J.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 01-29 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_fam,tp_parental_alienation   

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