Book review: Leaving christian fundamentalism and the reconstruction of identity

Volume 1, 2020

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Book review: Leaving christian fundamentalism and the reconstruction of identity

Daniel W. Phillips III

Published Date

June 4th, 2021

Issue

Volume 1, 2020

DOI

https://doi.org/10.54208/ooo1/1005

Abstract

Reviewed by Daniel W. Phillips III, Campbellsville University, Kentucky1

New York, NY: Routledge, 2017, 264 pages. Australian Josie McSkimming.

Reflections on offering a therapeutic creative arts intervention with cult survivors: A collective biography

Volume 1, 2020

Ailsa Parsons, PhD

This article reflects on the pilot of Arts for the Blues, a creative, evidence-based therapy introduced to cult abuse survivors. Using a collective biography approach, facilitators share insights into the therapeutic process, highlighting emotional challenges,

Echoes of responsibility

Volume 5, 2023

Rod Dubrow-Marshall

This reflective article examines scholarly responsibility and dialogue in cultic studies, drawing on presentations at ICSA and CENSUR conferences to explore evolving perspectives on religious legitimacy and new religious movements.

“I hereby and herein claim liberties”: Identity and power in Sovereign Citizen pseudolegal courtroom filings

Volume 6, 2023

David Griffin, PhD, JD

This article explores how Sovereign Citizen pseudolegal documents imitate attorney-authored filings to construct identity, reject legal authority, and project false legitimacy.

The perfect weed for this spoiling soil: The ideology, orientation, organization, cohesion, social control, and deleterious effects of pseudolaw social constructs

Volume 6, 2023

Donald J. Netolitzky

This article explores pseudolaw’s promise of hidden legal power, its religious undertones, and what little is known about the people who adopt and promote it.

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