Conversion careers : in and out of the new religions /

"The material in this publication originally appeared as a special issue of American behavioral scientist (Volume 20, Number 6, July/August 1977)." Includes bibliographical references.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Richardson, James T., 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Beverly Hills ; London : Sage, 1978.
Series:Sage contemporary social science issues ; 47.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Conversion careers : in and out of the new religions / James T. Richardson
  • "Becoming a world-saver" revisited / John Lofland
  • Conversion process models and the Jesus movement / James T. Richardson, Mary Stewart
  • Seekers and saucers : the role of the cultic milieu in joining a UFO cult / Robert W. Balch, David Taylor
  • Patients and pilgrims : changing attitudes toward psychotherapy of converts to Eastern mysticism / Dick Anthony [and others]
  • Toward a theory of conversion and commitment to the occult / Frederick R. Lynch
  • Conversion or addiction : consequences of joining a Jesus movement group / Robert B. Simmonds
  • Searching for surrender : a Catholic charismatic renewal group's attempt to become glossolalic / Frances R. Westley
  • Deprogramming : the new exorcism / Anson D. Shupe, Jr., Roger Spielmann, Sam Stigall.