Table of Contents
The views expressed in ICSA Today are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect 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.
ICSA Today, Volume 5, No. 2, 2014
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, MA
Book Review Editor
Livia Bardin, MSW
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, MA
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
Guillaume Garih, BA, LLL, JD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Dr. Raffaella Di Marzio
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
News Desk
Editorial Board
Writing Consultants
Sharon Hamm
Robert E. Schecter, PhD
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International Cultic Studies Association.
2
Rebuilding the Jigsaw
Gillie Jenkinson
6
Reclaiming Life Stories
After Cult Immersion
Greg Jemsek
11
A Special Thank You
12
Peace at Last
Gina Catena
16
A Personal Experience of
Transcendental Meditation
and the TM Movement
Stephen Coleman
18
When the Cult Leader Hoists
a White Flag: The Shinsekai Case
Masaki Kito, Takashi Yamaguchi
22
Profile On...
Daniel Shaw
23
Point of View -Q&A
24
Correspondents’ Reports
28
News Desk
The views expressed in ICSA Today are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect 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.
ICSA Today, Volume 5, No. 2, 2014
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, MA
Book Review Editor
Livia Bardin, MSW
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, MA
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
Guillaume Garih, BA, LLL, JD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Dr. Raffaella Di Marzio
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
News Desk
Editorial Board
Writing Consultants
Sharon Hamm
Robert E. Schecter, PhD
Bios of ICSA Today editors can be found at
icsahome.com/elibrary/peopleprofiles
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265 • Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Web: 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.
2
Rebuilding the Jigsaw
Gillie Jenkinson
6
Reclaiming Life Stories
After Cult Immersion
Greg Jemsek
11
A Special Thank You
12
Peace at Last
Gina Catena
16
A Personal Experience of
Transcendental Meditation
and the TM Movement
Stephen Coleman
18
When the Cult Leader Hoists
a White Flag: The Shinsekai Case
Masaki Kito, Takashi Yamaguchi
22
Profile On...
Daniel Shaw
23
Point of View -Q&A
24
Correspondents’ Reports
28
News Desk
