Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.
Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.
Preface Caveat Introduction: Finding a Middle Ground in a Polarized Scholarly Arena Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins PART ONE: HOW OBJECTIVE ARE THE SCHOLARS? 1. 'O Truant Muse': Collaborationist!! and Research Integrity Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi 2. Balance and Fairness in the Study of Alternative Religions Thomas Robbins 3. Caught Up in the Cult Wars: Confessions of a Canadian Researcher Susan ]. Palmer 4. Pitfalls in the Sociological Study of Cults Janja Lalich PART TWO: HOW CONSTRAINED ARE THE PARTICIPANTS? 1. Towards a Demystified and Disinterested Scientific Theory of Brainwashing Benjamin Zablocki 2. Tactical Ambiguity and Brainwashing Formulations: Science or Pseudo Science Dick Anthony 3. A Tale of Two Theories: Brainwashing and Conversion as Competing Political Narratives David Bromley 4. Brainwashing Programs in The Family/Children of God and Scientology Stephen A. Kent 5. Raising Lazarus: A Methodological Critique of Stephen Kent's Revival of the Brainwashing Model Lome L. Dawson 6. Compelling Evidence: A Rejoinder to Lome Dawson's Chapter Stephen A. Kent PART THREE: HOW CONCERNED SHOULD SOCIETY BE? 7. Child-Rearing Issues in Totalist Groups Amy Siskind 8. Contested Narratives: A Case Shady of the Conflict Between a New Religious Movement and Its Critics Julius H. Rubin 9. The Roots of Religious Violence in America Jeffrey Kaplan Appendix Contributors
Preface Caveat Introduction: Finding a Middle Ground in a Polarized Scholarly Arena Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins PART ONE: HOW OBJECTIVE ARE THE SCHOLARS? 1. 'O Truant Muse': Collaborationist!! and Research Integrity Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi 2. Balance and Fairness in the Study of Alternative Religions Thomas Robbins 3. Caught Up in the Cult Wars: Confessions of a Canadian Researcher Susan ]. Palmer 4. Pitfalls in the Sociological Study of Cults Janja Lalich PART TWO: HOW CONSTRAINED ARE THE PARTICIPANTS? 1. Towards a Demystified and Disinterested Scientific Theory of Brainwashing Benjamin Zablocki 2. Tactical Ambiguity and Brainwashing Formulations: Science or Pseudo Science Dick Anthony 3. A Tale of Two Theories: Brainwashing and Conversion as Competing Political Narratives David Bromley 4. Brainwashing Programs in The Family/Children of God and Scientology Stephen A. Kent 5. Raising Lazarus: A Methodological Critique of Stephen Kent's Revival of the Brainwashing Model Lome L. Dawson 6. Compelling Evidence: A Rejoinder to Lome Dawson's Chapter Stephen A. Kent PART THREE: HOW CONCERNED SHOULD SOCIETY BE? 7. Child-Rearing Issues in Totalist Groups Amy Siskind 8. Contested Narratives: A Case Shady of the Conflict Between a New Religious Movement and Its Critics Julius H. Rubin 9. The Roots of Religious Violence in America Jeffrey Kaplan Appendix Contributors
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