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Elliot Benjamin

Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D., is a mathematician and philosopher, with a Ph.D. in mathematics and a Master's degree in counseling. He is the author of Numberama: Recreational Number Theory in the School System, Modern Religions: An Experiential Analysis And Exposé, Art and Mental Illness, and a number of articles in the fields of pure mathematics, mathematics education,  spirituality & cults, and art and mental disturbance.  He lives in Swanville, Maine and offers discussion/support groups and counseling for ex-members and family & friends of members of spiritual cults. His "Modern Religions" book describes his experiences with Scientology, est, Unification Church, Divine Light Mission, Gurdjieff, Eckankar, Self-Realization Fellowship, Course In Miracles, Reiki, Avatar, Conversations With God, Neopaganism, and more.  (ben496@prexar.com)

 

Benjamin, Elliot, Ph.D. - Profile
Benjamin, Elliot, Ph.D.: "On Avatar" - AFF E-Newsletter
Benjamin, Elliot, Ph.D.: "On Conversations with God"
Benjamin, Elliot, Ph.D.: "On Ken Wilber’s Integral Institute: An Experiential Analysis"
Benjamin, Elliot: "The Boundaries Between Cultic, Benign, and Beneficial in Five Spiritual Groups"
Conference 2006: CO Conference Handbook with agenda, bios, & abstracts
Conference 2008: Philadelphia home

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