Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion
Praise for the first edition:"Anyone wishing to understand the psychodynamics of [charismatic groups] should pick upCults....[Galanter] has been a student of cult-like activity for the better part of two decades; this book represents a thoughtful and provocative summation of what he has learned."--Mark Silk,The New York TimesBook Review."[Galanter] encourages us to think carefully about the extent to which our society can tolerate pluralism, innovation, and 'deviance.'...Galanter's approach gives us an urgently needed framework that can improve the quality of discussions about cults."--The Christian Century