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Conversations with Dr. Steven Hassan, PhD
Dr. Steven Hassan is a world-renowned expert on the subject of undue influence and high demand religious and political groups. Learn more about Dr. Hassan's important work by clicking here.
The New Apostolic Reformation: LGBTQ Students and Undue Influence in Schools.
In this episode, Dr. Hassan and I discuss my involvement with a school associated with the early years of the New Apostolic Reformation. Learn more about my interview with Dr. Hassan by clicking here.
(Un)hidden from self: on LGBTQ students and the conspiratorial demonology of the New Apostolic Reformation.
Dr. Hassan invited me to share this deeply personal presentation, based upon my academic work on the New Apostolic Reformation, with the Program in Psychiatry and the Law.
Conversations with Rachel Bernstein, LMFT MSEd
Rachel Bernstein is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Part of her work concentrates on cult intervention, cult recovery, and re-acclimation. Learn more about Rachel’s work by clicking here.
Religious Extremism in Schools
Rachel and I discuss alarming details about how billions of taxpayer dollars are flowing into religious schools that may be radicalizing youth against democratic values.
Parental Paradox (Part One)
In this first half of my two-part conversation with Rachel, I share an intimate portrait of my childhood experiences with religious fundamentalism.
Multi-Layered Trauma (Part Two)
In this second half of my two-part conversation with Rachel, I share my experiences with "conversion therapy" at a Bible College many years ago.
Conversation with Mark Torrender
Mark Torrender is the force behind the YouTube channel TALK BELIEFS: Exploring - and challenging - what and why we believe. The channel has been online since 2015 and has been featured on Reggie Yates' Extreme UK for BBC 3 Television.
School of Fear
In this interview with Mark Torrender, I discuss how my academic work and public activism today is inspired by intimate religious and educational experiences in my early childhood and adolescence.
Escaping the NAR
In my conversation with John Collins, I discuss my experience with a school and ministry associated with the neo-Charismatic Pentecostal influenced New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).