Robbins, Thomas, Ph.D. - profile

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Information on cults, cultic groups, psychological manipulation, psychological abuse, spiritual abuse, brainwashing, mind control, thought reform, abusive churches, extremism, totalistic groups, new religious movements, alternative and mainstream religions, group dynamics, exit counseling, recovery, and practical suggestions for those affected by or interested in these subjects

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Thomas Robbins, Ph.D.

Thomas Robbins, Ph.D., is an independent scholar in the sociology of religion (Ph.D. University of North Carolina). He is the author of Cults, Converts, and Charisma (1988) and has co-edited five collections of original papers, including In Gods we Trust (Transaction 1981, 1990) and Millennium, Messiahs and Mayhem (Routledge, 1997). He has published numerous articles, essays, and reviews for journals in social science and religious studies. he resides in Rochester, Minnesota.

Contributions by author

All the Fishes Come Home to Roost: An American Misfit in India - Book Review by Thomas Robbins, Ph.D.
Robbins, Thomas, Ph.D.: "Cults, State Control, and Falun Gong: A Comment on Rosedale" - abstract
Robbins, Thomas, Ph.D.: "Objectionable Aspects of Cults: Rhetoric and Reality"

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