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Stephen A. Kent, PhD, Professor of Sociology,
University of Alberta, teaches undergraduate
and graduate courses on the sociology of
religion and the sociology of sectarian groups.
He has published articles in numerous sociology
and religious study journals. His 2001 book,
From Slogans to Mantras: Social Protest and
Religious Conversion in the Late Vietnam War
Era, was selected by Choice: Current Reviews
for Academic Libraries as an Outstanding
Academic Title for 2002. In 2012 he received
The Margaret Thaler Singer Award for
advancing the understanding of coercive
persuasion and undue influence from the
International Cultic Studies Association.
International Journal of Cultic Studies ■ Vol. 6, 2015 15
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cults right and left. London, England: M. E. Sharpe.
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Circuit Court of Appeals, 97-10445.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/U-R-Australia/
239654226107792?sk=info
Wagner, Adam. 2011, November 15. Freemen of the dangerous
nonsense. UK Human Rights Blog, 3 pp. Retrieved from
http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2011/11/15/freemen-of-the-
dangerous-nonsense/
Warren, Elizabeth. 2014. A fighting chance. New York, NY:
Metropolitan Books.
Wessinger, Catherine. 1999. Religious studies scholars, PBI
agents, and the Montana Freemen standoff. Nova Religio, (3)1,
36–44.
Wessinger, Catherine. 2000. Introduction: The interacting
dynamics of millennial beliefs, persecution, and violence. In
Catherine M. Wessinger (Ed.), Persecution and violence: Historic
Cases (pp. 43–61). Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Williams, Mr. Justice Wyn. 2011, August 26. Between Norman of
the family Scarth (the living man) and (1) Governor of HM Prison
Armley (2) the Secretary of State for Justice. HTML version of
reasons for decision. High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench
Division, Administrative Court. Natural Citation Number:
[2011]EWHC 2269 (Admin) Case No. CO/7741/2011.
Witterick, Jon. 2011, November 15. Yes, defaulting on debts is an
option. Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.the
guardian.com/commentis free/series/occupy-comment-is-free
About the Author
Stephen A. Kent, PhD, Professor of Sociology,
University of Alberta, teaches undergraduate
and graduate courses on the sociology of
religion and the sociology of sectarian groups.
He has published articles in numerous sociology
and religious study journals. His 2001 book,
From Slogans to Mantras: Social Protest and
Religious Conversion in the Late Vietnam War
Era, was selected by Choice: Current Reviews
for Academic Libraries as an Outstanding
Academic Title for 2002. In 2012 he received
The Margaret Thaler Singer Award for
advancing the understanding of coercive
persuasion and undue influence from the
International Cultic Studies Association.
International Journal of Cultic Studies ■ Vol. 6, 2015 15



































































































































