This book provides the reader
with significant current information regarding the cult phenomenon
particularly as it relates to cultic activities on college campuses.
Edited by Marcia Rudin, it includes articles by cult experts such as Dr.
Gregory S. Blimling, Dr. Michael D. Langone, William and Lorna Goldberg,
and the Rev. Robert Watts Thornburg. Their interests, broad in scope,
range from such topics as Policy and Legal Issues, and Training and
Educating Students to Working with Cult-Affected Families.
Also timely is the focus of Jane
R. Lindley's article, "Cult Recruitment of International Students
on American Campuses." Lindley considers these students easy prey
for cult recruiters and states that they should be made aware of
available support resources as soon as they enroll at the university.
In addition, Rudin contributes a
complete and current list of resources and publications, including
"Resources on Cults, Psychological Manipulation, and Satanism and
Occult Ritual Abuse."
Cults on Campus: Continuing
Challenge is a valuable asset to anyone
who is involved in higher education, particularly those who interact in
the college community.
Doris Holloway Abels, Ed.D.
Providence, Rhode Island
Cultic Studies Journal Vol. 8
No. 2, 1991