Stephen A. Kent
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Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department 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 — Cultic Studies Journal Volume 11 No. 2 (1994): 135-188
- Brainwashing and Re-Indoctrination Programs in the Children of God/The Family
- Misattribution and Social Control in the Children of God — Journal of Religion and Health. 33 No.1 (Spring, 1994): 29-43; Reprinted in Spirituality in East and West No.1 (1997): 16-22.
- 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. Skeptic 6 No. 3 (1998): 36-44.
- Clarifying Contentious Issues: A Rejoinder to Melton, Shupe, and Lewis — Skeptic 7 No. 1 (1999): 21-26.
