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Follow the links below to view a sample ICSA publications:

  • International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation (IJCAM - 2020 - present)

  • International Journal of Cultic Studies (2010 - 2019) 

  • Cultic Studies Journal (1984 - 2002)

  • Cultic Studies Review (2002 - 2010)

  • ICSA e-Newsletter (2004 - 2008)

  • Cult Observer (1984 - 2002)

  • The Advisor (1979 - 1984)


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Books

ICSA Bookstore - including, among other books:

  • Wounded Faith: Understanding and Healing From Spiritual Abuse

  • Cult Recovery: A Clinician's Guide to Working With Former Members and Families

  • If I Could Turn Back Time: Reflections of Former Cult Members

Free E-Books 

  • Coping with Cult Involvement: A Handbook for Families and Friends.  Livia Bardin, MSW

  • Starting Out in Mainstream America. Livia Bardin, MSW

  • Family Interventions for Cult-Affected Loved Ones. Carol Giambalvo

  • Recovery from Abusive Groups. Wendy Ford

  • Herbert L. Rosedale Memorial Collection

  • Margaret T. Singer Memorial Collection

  • Satanism and Occult-Related Violence: What You Should Know.  Michael Langone, PhD and Linda Blood

  • The Boston Movement:  Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ. Carol Giambalvo and Herbert L. Rosedale, Esq.

  • Cults on Campus.  Marcia Rudin, M

Membership and Donations

International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) provides information on cults, cultic groups, psychological manipulation, psychological abuse, spiritual abuse, brainwashing, mind control, thought reform, abusive churches, high-demand groups, new religious movements, exit counseling, and practical suggestions for those needing assistance.
Views expressed on ICSA Websites or in ICSA's publications or events or other venues are those of the document's author(s) or speaker(s) and are not necessarily shared, endorsed, or recommended by ICSA or any of its directors, staff, or advisers.  
A listing on ICSA's web site does not mean that ICSA perceives any group to be a cult, practices coercive or destructive tactics, or is in violation of any law. It simply means that ICSA has information on the group and/or has received inquiries from current and former members, their families, professionals, researchers, the media, or the general public.  Groups listed, described, or referred to on ICSA's Web sites may be mainstream or nonmainstream, controversial or noncontroversial, religious or nonreligious, cult or not cult, harmful or benign.  We encourage inquirers to consider a variety of opinions, negative and positive, so that inquirers can make independent and informed judgments pertinent to their particular concerns.
Unless otherwise noted, articles published in ICSA periodicals and original content on web pages are copyright ICSA.
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