J. Gordon Melton

J. Gordon Melton

male, 67 years old
Conflicts of Interest, John Gordon Melton, researchedtheChildofGod, Religion academic, vampirism, New religious movements…University of California, Santa Barbara, Institute for the Study of American Religion, conflict of interest
John Gordon Melton (b. September 19, 1942) is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of...

Stephen A. Kent

male
researchedtheChildofGod, sociologist of religion, Child of God, scientology, cult researcher, The Family…University of Alberta faculty, Children of God, university of alberta, church of scientology
Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He researches new...

Jean-Marie Abgrall

male, 59 years old
Raelian Movement, researchedtheChildofGod, Cold War, Gladio, Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, stay-behind…Child of God, The Children of God, Order of the Solar Temple
Jean-Marie Abgrall, M.D., born April 12, 1950 in Toulon, France, is a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult...
Ted Patrick

Ted Patrick

male, 79 years old
Exit counselors, deprogramming, researchedtheChildofGod, Theodore "Ted" Patrick
Theodore "Ted" Patrick is widely considered to be the "father of deprogramming", a concept sometimes including the apprehension, detention and...
William Sims Bainbridge

William Sims Bainbridge

male
Yale University, cult researcher, sociology of religion, clavichord, sociologist of religion, video gaming…Stark-Bainbridge theory of religion, researchedtheChildofGod, The Spaceflight Revolution, The Future of Religion
Dr. William Sims Bainbridge (born October 12, 1940) is an innovative American sociologist who currently resides in Virginia. He is co-director of...