I wouldn’t call Gilgal a “cult,” although some have called it that and I can understand why. One of these days I will write about the first seven or eight years of my evangelical life as an active participant in...
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Philip Jenkins: We should call QAnon a cult
Over the last couple of months I have done some preliminary reading on QAnon, a conspiracy theory that has attracted some evangelicals (thanks, Annie!). I hope to write something about it soon, but in the meantime here is Philip Jenkins...
A Trump Cult?
Writing at The New Republic, Alexander Hurst wonders if Trump supporters make-up a kind of cult. He writes, “Millions of Americans are blindly devoted to their Dear Leader. What will it take for them to snap out of it?” Here is a...
Is Academia a Cult?
Andrew Marzoni thinks so. He compares his experience in academia with his experience in a cultic religious community. Here is a taste of his piece at The Washington Post: Cults are systems of social control. They are insular but often...
The Author's Corner with Lyn Millner
Lyn Millner is Associate Professor of Journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University. This interview is based on her new book, The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet (University Press of Florida, 2015). JF:...
Kelly Baker: “Is Academe a Cult?”
Over at the Chronicle of Higher Education Kelly Baker, a gifted writer and scholar of American religion who has recently left academia, wonders if academe is a cult. She writes:On her blog, The Professor Is In, Karen Kelsky tells us that […]