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Cultic Studies Review Department: Profiles - individual		Joseph Szimhart


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	Joseph P. Szimhart . began research into cultic influence in 1980, after ending his two-year devotion to a New Age sect called Church Universal and Triumphant. He began to work professionally as an intervention specialist and exit counselor in 1986 on an international scale. From 1985 through 1992, he was chairman of an interdenominational, cult information organization in New Mexico and lectured throughout the state. He has been assisting The Roberts Group Parents Network (TRGPN) as an expert advisor since its founding. Szimhart is a long-time cult critic who has assisted in interventions related to a large variety of groups. He has written many reviews and articles about cultic issues for Skeptical Inquirer, Cultic Studies Journal, and other publications. He continues to consult for the media and maintains a website for information about cults: http://www.users.fast.net~szimhart. For family reasons, he minimized his exit counseling work since 1998 to take a position with a psychiatric emergency hospital. Mr. Szimhart continues to pursue his fine art career, currently working on several commissions. He lives in Douglasville, Pennsylvania. [email protected]
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Contributions
	^ Kent, Stephen A. Ph.D. and Simhart, Joseph P.: "Exit Counseling and the Decline of Deprogramming" ^ Szimhart, Joseph: "Denouement of the Prophets’ Cult: The Church Universal and Triumphant in Decline" Ξ All the Emperor’s Men Ξ Anatomy of a Life Possessed Ξ Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity Ξ Cassadaga: The South’s Oldest Spiritual Community Ξ Dangerous Persuaders Ξ Devotee Farm - book review Ξ Jesus in an Age of Controversy Ξ Reincarnation: in Christianity Ξ Take Me for a Ride Ξ The Mother of God
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	name: Joseph Szimhart	Internet: http://www.users.fast.net~szimhart url: e-mail: [email protected]
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Cultic Studies Review Department: Profiles - individual

Joseph Szimhart

Cultic Studies Review
Department: Profiles - individual