Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.

Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on the sociology of religion and the sociology of sectarian groups. He has published articles in numerous sociology and religious study journals. His 2001 book, From Slogans to Mantras: Social Protest and Religious Conversion in the Late Vietnam War Era, was selected by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries as an "Outstanding Academic Title for 2002."

Conference 2001: NJ Speakers
Conference 2003: CT Agenda
Conference 2004: AB Draft Agenda
Conference 2005: Madrid Agenda
Conference 2007: Brussels Home - Bruxelles Page d'acceuil
Conference 2008: Philadelphia home
Conference 2009: Geneva, Switzerland - home page, Annual Conference
From Slogans to Mantras - S. Kent
Kent, Stephen & Hall, Deana: "Brainwashing and Re-Indoctrination Programs in the Children of God/The Family" - abstract
Kent, Stephen & Szimhart, Joseph: "Exit Counseling and the Decline of Deprogramming" - abstract
Kent, Stephen A., Ph.D.: "Contemporary Uses of the Brainwashing Concept: 2000 to Mid-2007"
Kent, Stephen A., Ph.D.: "Narcissistic Fraud in the Ancient World: Lucian’s Account of Alexander of Abonuteichos and the Cult of Glycon"
Kent, Stephen, Ph.D.: "Education and Reeducation in Ideological Organizations and their Implications for Children" - abstract
Kent, Stephen, Ph.D.: "Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation members of the Children of God/The Family" - abstract
Kent, Stephen, Ph.D.: "Lustful Prophet: A Psychosexual Historical Study of the Children of God's Leader, David Berg" - abstract