23 VOLUME 7 |ISSUE 1 |2016
Note
[1] “ A common observation about cults is that leaders usually go
to great lengths to destroy dyadic bonds among members....
Viewing many high-demand cult leaders as narcissistic,
clinicians are likely to state that leaders have insatiable needs
for attention and admiration. ...Coming to similar conclusions,
sociologists emphasize the threat to group cohesion
generated by family attachments (see Kanter, 1972, pp. 89–91.”
(Whitsett &Kent, 2003, p. 494).
References
Bardin, Livia (2010). Starting out in mainstream America. Retrieved
from startingout.icsa.name
Eichel, S. K. D. (2008, April 20). All god’s children: Another tragedy.
Wilmington (DE) Sunday News Journal. Retrieved from http://www.
dreichel.com/Articles/FLDS_Texas.htm
Furnari, L. (2005). Born or raised in high-demand groups:
Developmental considerations. ICSA E-Newsletter, 4(3). Retrieved
from http://www.icsahome.com/articles/born-or-raised-furnari-
en4-3
Goldberg, L. (2006a, April). The harsh conscience of second
generation former cultists. Workshop session presented at the
International Cultic Studies Association SGA Workshop, West
Cornwall, Connecticut.
Goldberg, L. (2006b). Raised in cultic groups: The impact on the
development of certain aspects of character. Cultic Studies Review,
5(1), p. 1–27. Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.com/articles/
raised-in-cultic-groups-goldberg
Herman, J. (1997). Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence
from domestic abuse to political terror. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Horback, S., &Rothery-Jackson, C. (2007, June). Cultural
marginality: Exploration of self-esteem and cross cultural
adaptation of the marginalized individual: An investigation of
the second generation Hare Krishnas. Journal of Intercultural
Communication, 14. Retrieved from http://immi.se/intercultural/
nr14/horback.htm
Kent, S. (2010). House of Judah, the Northeast Kingdom
Community, and ‘the Jonestown problem’: Downplaying the
child physical abuses and ignoring serious evidence. International
Journal of Cultic Studies 1(1), p. 27-48, Retrieved from http://www.
icsahome.com/articles/house-of-judah--the-northeast-kingdom-
community--and--the-jonestown-problem-kent-ijcs-2010
Lalich, J., &Tobias, M. (2006). Take back your life: Recovering from
cults and abusive relationships (2nd ed.). Berkley, CA: Bay Tree
Publishing.
Lalich, J. (2004). Bounded choice: True believers and charismatic
cults. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Landa, S. (1990–1991). Children and cults: A practical guide.
Journal of Family Law, 29(3). Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.
com/articles/children-and-cults-landa
Langone, M. D., &Eisenberg, G. (1993). Children and cults. Recovery
from cults: Help for victims of psychological and spiritual abuse. New
York, NY: W.W. Norton &Company.
LaRowe, L. (2010). Alamo ministries to appeal civil suit dismissal.
Texarkan Gazette. Retrieved from http://www.texarkanagazette.
com/news/localnews/2010/02/24/alamo-ministries-to-appeal-
civil-suit-s--70.php
Markowitz, A., &Halperin, D. A. (1984). Cults and children: The
abuse of the young. Cultic Studies Journal, 1(2), p.143–155.
Retrieved from http://www.csj.org/pub_csj/csj_vol01_no2_84/
csj_1_2.htm
Perry, B., &Szalavitz, M. (2007). Stairway to heaven: Treating
children in the crosshairs of trauma. Psychotherapy Networker,
31(2), 56–64. Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.com/articles/
stairway-to-heaven-perry-en6-3
Wehle, D. (2010). Introduction—“The last draw”—Cults and
creativity. Cultic Studies Review, 9(1), 1–52.
Whitsett, D., &Kent, S. A. (2003). Cults and families. Families in
Society. 84(4) p. 491–502. Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/
file/d/0B4dmoPK1tYNjRWVuV1oyRGhNeW8/view?pli=1
About the Author
Ashley Allen, MSW, LSW, completed
her Master’s in Social Work at Monmouth
University. Ashley spent her formative
years in a religious cult, and her personal
experiences have led to her professional
interest in the cultic-studies field. She has
presented on cults, with a particular focus
on second-generation adults (SGAs) at
various mental-health agencies and universities in New Jersey.
Ashley is currently serving on ICSA’s NYC Educational Outreach
Committee. n
Note
[1] “ A common observation about cults is that leaders usually go
to great lengths to destroy dyadic bonds among members....
Viewing many high-demand cult leaders as narcissistic,
clinicians are likely to state that leaders have insatiable needs
for attention and admiration. ...Coming to similar conclusions,
sociologists emphasize the threat to group cohesion
generated by family attachments (see Kanter, 1972, pp. 89–91.”
(Whitsett &Kent, 2003, p. 494).
References
Bardin, Livia (2010). Starting out in mainstream America. Retrieved
from startingout.icsa.name
Eichel, S. K. D. (2008, April 20). All god’s children: Another tragedy.
Wilmington (DE) Sunday News Journal. Retrieved from http://www.
dreichel.com/Articles/FLDS_Texas.htm
Furnari, L. (2005). Born or raised in high-demand groups:
Developmental considerations. ICSA E-Newsletter, 4(3). Retrieved
from http://www.icsahome.com/articles/born-or-raised-furnari-
en4-3
Goldberg, L. (2006a, April). The harsh conscience of second
generation former cultists. Workshop session presented at the
International Cultic Studies Association SGA Workshop, West
Cornwall, Connecticut.
Goldberg, L. (2006b). Raised in cultic groups: The impact on the
development of certain aspects of character. Cultic Studies Review,
5(1), p. 1–27. Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.com/articles/
raised-in-cultic-groups-goldberg
Herman, J. (1997). Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence
from domestic abuse to political terror. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Horback, S., &Rothery-Jackson, C. (2007, June). Cultural
marginality: Exploration of self-esteem and cross cultural
adaptation of the marginalized individual: An investigation of
the second generation Hare Krishnas. Journal of Intercultural
Communication, 14. Retrieved from http://immi.se/intercultural/
nr14/horback.htm
Kent, S. (2010). House of Judah, the Northeast Kingdom
Community, and ‘the Jonestown problem’: Downplaying the
child physical abuses and ignoring serious evidence. International
Journal of Cultic Studies 1(1), p. 27-48, Retrieved from http://www.
icsahome.com/articles/house-of-judah--the-northeast-kingdom-
community--and--the-jonestown-problem-kent-ijcs-2010
Lalich, J., &Tobias, M. (2006). Take back your life: Recovering from
cults and abusive relationships (2nd ed.). Berkley, CA: Bay Tree
Publishing.
Lalich, J. (2004). Bounded choice: True believers and charismatic
cults. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Landa, S. (1990–1991). Children and cults: A practical guide.
Journal of Family Law, 29(3). Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.
com/articles/children-and-cults-landa
Langone, M. D., &Eisenberg, G. (1993). Children and cults. Recovery
from cults: Help for victims of psychological and spiritual abuse. New
York, NY: W.W. Norton &Company.
LaRowe, L. (2010). Alamo ministries to appeal civil suit dismissal.
Texarkan Gazette. Retrieved from http://www.texarkanagazette.
com/news/localnews/2010/02/24/alamo-ministries-to-appeal-
civil-suit-s--70.php
Markowitz, A., &Halperin, D. A. (1984). Cults and children: The
abuse of the young. Cultic Studies Journal, 1(2), p.143–155.
Retrieved from http://www.csj.org/pub_csj/csj_vol01_no2_84/
csj_1_2.htm
Perry, B., &Szalavitz, M. (2007). Stairway to heaven: Treating
children in the crosshairs of trauma. Psychotherapy Networker,
31(2), 56–64. Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.com/articles/
stairway-to-heaven-perry-en6-3
Wehle, D. (2010). Introduction—“The last draw”—Cults and
creativity. Cultic Studies Review, 9(1), 1–52.
Whitsett, D., &Kent, S. A. (2003). Cults and families. Families in
Society. 84(4) p. 491–502. Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/
file/d/0B4dmoPK1tYNjRWVuV1oyRGhNeW8/view?pli=1
About the Author
Ashley Allen, MSW, LSW, completed
her Master’s in Social Work at Monmouth
University. Ashley spent her formative
years in a religious cult, and her personal
experiences have led to her professional
interest in the cultic-studies field. She has
presented on cults, with a particular focus
on second-generation adults (SGAs) at
various mental-health agencies and universities in New Jersey.
Ashley is currently serving on ICSA’s NYC Educational Outreach
Committee. n
