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Become a member of ICSA and gain access to the entire e-Library described below and receive the ICSA e-Newsletter and Cultic Studies Review.

ICSA's e-Library is available to ICSA members, supporters, and patrons. The e-Library contains over 13,000 documents, including:

  • articles
  • e-books
  • news reports on groups
  • book reviews
  • profiles on people and organizations
  • legal cases
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  • personal accounts by former members and families
  • special group reports
  • research studies
  • psychological case studies
  • book and video reviews
  • activities of cult educators

The e-Library includes access to ICSA's current publications:

  • Cultic Studies Review, a peer-reviewed journal, indexed in Psychological Abstracts and Religion Index, with a distinguished editorial board. More Information.
  • ICSA e-Newsletter, which contains articles by professionals, former group members, and others, as well as reports on books, articles, Web sites, events, cults and related groups, and the educational and research activities of people who study cults, sects, new religious movements, and related groups.

The e-Library also includes access to ICSA's archived publications:
 

  • The Cult Observer (formerly The Advisor), published from 1979 to 2002:
  • 4,000+ news reports on groups and legal cases
  • book and video reviews
  • activities of cult educators
  • guest columns by experts and former members
  • The Cultic Studies Journal (CSJ), published from 1984 to 2002, a semi-annual, peer reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that advances the understanding of cultic processes and their relation to society, including broad social and cultural implications as well as effects on individuals and families.

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