Stephen A. Kent

Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Professor Kent researches new and alternative religions, and has published research on several such groups including the Children of God/The Family. He is also often quoted in media coverage of The Family.

Articles on the The Family by Stephen Kent

• Lustful Prophet: A Psychosexual Historical Study of the Children of God's Leader, David Berg
• Brainwashing and Re-Indoctrination Programs in the Children of God/The Family
• Misattribution and Social Control in the Children of God
• "Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family." Cultic Studies Review 3 No. 2 (2004): 56-72.
• When Scholars Know Sin — by Stephen A. Kent and Theresa Krebs

More information

• Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.
• Stephen A. Kent, faculty profile
• Stephen A. Kent on ApologeticsIndex

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