The Cult Phenomenon in the United States

Download or read book The Cult Phenomenon in the United States written by John Gordon Clark and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cult Phenomenon in the United States is a short essay by John Gordon Clark. John 'Jack' Gordon Clark (1926-1999) was a Harvard psychiatrist known for his research on the alleged damaging effects of cults. He was the target of harassment from the Church of Scientology after he testified against it to the Vermont legislature in 1976. The Psychiatric Times, when naming him 1991 psychiatrist of the year, described him as "a quiet, courageous man of conviction, who was fighting an all-too-lonely and unappreciated battle against well-financed, ruthless organizations."