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The Children of God/The Family: A Discussion of Recent Research (1998–2005)
Susan Raine
Abstract
The Children of God/The Family has provoked much debate and discussion among
scholars over many years. These debates have centered upon numerous issues
including sexual sharing, Flirty Fishing (FFing), adult-child sex, childcare,
education, and discipline. The academic polarization of perspectives on these
topics has been persistent and has not well served newer researchers. The
purpose of this article is to provide an examination of contemporary literature
on COG/The Family that scholars and ex-members have produced since 1998. I take
a holistic approach to the research and attempt to bring together the findings
to produce a more complete picture of COG/The Family’s history and current
manifestation. As a result, I address some of the specific divisive issues that
pervade approaches to this NRM. Additionally, I provide a summary of some of the
concordant and discordant research findings.
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