The Mother

The Mother

female, deceased (1973)
Mirra Alfassa, later Morisset and Richard (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973) but better known as The Mother, was the spiritual partner of Sri...
J. Gordon Melton

J. Gordon Melton

male, 67 years old
John Gordon Melton (b. September 19, 1942) is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of...
Eileen Barker

Eileen Barker

female
Eileen Vartan Barker (born 21 April 1938), OBE, FBA is a professor in sociology, an emeritus member of the London School of Economics (LSE), and a...
Irving Hexham

Irving Hexham

male, 66 years old
Irving Hexham (April 14, 1943) is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is married to Karla Poewe who is...
Rick Ross

Rick Ross

male, 57 years old
Rick Alan Ross (born 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, as Ricky Allan Ross) is a consultant and lecturer in the area of cults. He describes...
Anson Shupe

Anson Shupe

male
Anson D. Shupe is an American sociologist who studies religious groups and the anti-cult movement. He is a Professor of Sociology at the joint...
Jeffrey K. Hadden

Jeffrey K. Hadden

male, deceased (2003)
Jeffrey K. Hadden (1937 - 2003) was a U.S. professor of Sociology who began teaching at the University of Virginia in 1972. Hadden earned his PhD...
Ronald Enroth

Ronald Enroth

male, 71 years old (Santa Barbara, California, United States)
Ronald M. Enroth (born October 28, 1938) is Professor of Sociology at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, and a prominent evangelical...
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

male, deceased (2008) ( Vlodrop, Netherlands)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, has inspired numerous schools, colleges, universities, health-care...

Timothy Miller

male
Timothy Miller is a historian of religion whose special interest is new and alternative religions and the history of communitarianism. Miller...