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ICSA Today, Volume 11, No. 2, 2020
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, PhD
Research Coeditors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Point of View -Q&A
William Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Correspondents
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski, PhD
French-Speaking Countries
Catherine Perry, PhD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Nordic Countries
Joni Valkila, PhD
Håkan Järvå, MSc Psych
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
Paul Lennon
News Desk
Ana Rodriguez
Patrick Ryan
Writing Consultant
Sharon Hamm
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International Cultic Studies Association.
Table of Contents
27
News Desk
22
Profile On...
Wendy Ford Wolfberg
4
Domestic Violence in a
Fabricated Family:Reflecting
on a Cult Next Door
Elizabeth R. Burchard
2
Letter to Former Cultic Group
Members: Recovery in the
Era of COVID-19
Lorna Goldberg, Bill Goldberg, Patrick Rardin
10
Is Purity Culture a Form of Sexual
Abuse?
Alice Greczyn
24
Arts: Poetry
Maria Peregolise
Alsandria R. presents at the Coercive Control, Cults, and Community conference, page 18.
16
New Hope for Victims of Childhood
Sexual Abuse Seeking Justice
Carla DiMare
26
Wellspring: End of an Era
17
Point of View – Q&A
Bill Goldberg
18
Coercive Control, Cults,
and Community
20
Book Review
Nori Muster
the views of ICSA Today’s editors or editorial boards or of ICSA’s directors, advisors, or staff. Groups
analyzed or mentioned in ICSA Today are not necessarily cults, nor are they necessarily harmful.
Note to our readers regarding website addresses (URLs): For all http website addresses, such as
http://www.icsahome.com, ICSA Today uses only the shortened address form (icsahome.com). In
all instances when the basic address is other than http, such as https or ftp, we give the full
address. Please keep this in mind when exploring sites mentioned in ICSA Today.
ICSA Today, Volume 11, No. 2, 2020
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, PhD
Research Coeditors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Point of View -Q&A
William Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Correspondents
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski, PhD
French-Speaking Countries
Catherine Perry, PhD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Nordic Countries
Joni Valkila, PhD
Håkan Järvå, MSc Psych
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
Paul Lennon
News Desk
Ana Rodriguez
Patrick Ryan
Writing Consultant
Sharon Hamm
Bios of ICSA Today editors can be found at
icsahome.com/elibrary/people-profiles
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265 • Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Website: icsahome.com
Email: mail@icsamail.com
Phone: 239.514.3081
Fax: 305.393.8193
ISSN: 2154-820X
Printed in the USA
Artists and poets retain copyright
of their works and grant ICSA permission
to reproduce them. Unless otherwise
indicated, all other material copyright
International Cultic Studies Association.
Table of Contents
27
News Desk
22
Profile On...
Wendy Ford Wolfberg
4
Domestic Violence in a
Fabricated Family:Reflecting
on a Cult Next Door
Elizabeth R. Burchard
2
Letter to Former Cultic Group
Members: Recovery in the
Era of COVID-19
Lorna Goldberg, Bill Goldberg, Patrick Rardin
10
Is Purity Culture a Form of Sexual
Abuse?
Alice Greczyn
24
Arts: Poetry
Maria Peregolise
Alsandria R. presents at the Coercive Control, Cults, and Community conference, page 18.
16
New Hope for Victims of Childhood
Sexual Abuse Seeking Justice
Carla DiMare
26
Wellspring: End of an Era
17
Point of View – Q&A
Bill Goldberg
18
Coercive Control, Cults,
and Community
20
Book Review
Nori Muster
