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Institute for Christian Studies & Society presents Prof. Steven Kent: Do Cults and Other High Demand Groups ‘Brainwash’?

Posted on: Nov 19, 2018
Institute for Christian Studies and Society presents:
Professor Steven Kent from the University of Alberta on
Nov 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm in Room HA010
Do Cults and Other High Demand Groups ‘Brainwash’?
In the last 30 years brainwashing allegations swirled around the practices of many controversial ideological groups (better known as sects, cults, or new religions). Central to the debate are issues involving free will and agency, in addition to the measurability of the brainwashing concept itself. Prof. Kent will argue for the legitimacy of the concept in this context.
Prof. Steven Kent is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta.
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