
- On Using the Term Cult (Herbert L. Rosedale and Michael D. Langone)
- The Definitional Ambiguity of Cult and ICSA’s Mission (Michael D. Langone)
- What is a Cult? (Russell H Bradshaw)
- Characteristics Associated with Cultic Groups (Michael D. Langone)
- For Families Who Suspect That a Loved One May be Involved with a High-Demand Group (Cult) (Steve K. D. Eichel)
Mental-Health Issues in Cult-Related Interventions – J Paul Lennon, Joseph Szimhart, William Goldberg,

and Daniel Shaw (2-7)
When Critical Thinking Doesn’t Help: Why It Fails and How to Make It Happen – Millard J. Melynk (8-11)
Meditating to Settle Conflicts in Cultic Groups: Some Useful Methodologies – Raffaella Di Marzio (12-15)
Editor’s Corner – Lindow Dubrow-Marshall (16)
Visual Art – Riaan Williams (17-21)
Book Review: Quivering Daughters Hope and Healing for the Daughters of Patriarchy – Lawrence A. Pile (22-25)
News Desk (30-40)
An Introduction to the Basics of a Safe Religious Community – Neil C. Damgaard (2-7)
My Unexpected Journey – Cindy Kunsman (8-12)
Editor’s Corner – Michael Langone (13-15)
2014 Phoenix Project: Ex-Member Art and Literature – Diana Pletts (16-22)
Profile On Ck Rardin – (23)
Arts: Photography – Ck Rardin (24-25)
Arts: Poetry – Dianne L. Wentworth (26-28)
Film Review: Generation War Our Fathers Our Mothers – Tony Jenkinson (29)
Correspondents’ Reports (30)
News Desk (31)

IT Vol. 5, No. 2 (2014)

Peace at Last – Gina Catena (12-15)
A Personal Experience of Transcendental Meditation and the TM Movement – Stephen Coleman (16-17)
Profile on Daniel Shaw (22)
Point of View : Q&A- William Goldberg (23)
Correspondents’ Reports (24-27)
News Desk (28-37)

Writing Betrayal of the Spirit: Autobiographical Writing as Therapy – Nori Muster (6-8)
Commentary on Writing Betrayal of the Spirit – Doni Whitsett (9-10)
Cultic Issues and Religious Freedom – Willy Fautre (11-15)
Arts: Poetry – Kristen Skedgell DeVoe (16-18)
Point of View: Q&A – William Goldberg (19)
Arts: Photography – Diana Pletts (20-21)
Correspondent Reports (22-25)
Press Summaries (26-33)

The Ethics of Evangelism and Cult Recruitment – Elmer Thiessen (8-10)
2013 ICSA Annual Conference Trieste, Italy (11-17)
Zen and the Art of Student Abuse – Christopher Hamacher (18-19)
Correspondent Reports (20-21)
Arts: Poetry (22-23
Arts: Painting – Susan Libby (24-27)
Profiles on Nancy Miquelon and Lisa Monroney (28-29)
Former Members and Health Care Reform – Livia Bardin (29)
Book Review: Mushroom Satori: The Cult Diary (Joseph Szimhart) – Marsha Rudin, Reviewer (30)
Press Summaries (31-37)

Marriage After the Cult – Lorna Goldberg (2-5)
On Breaking the Code of Silence – Kristen Skedgell DeVoe (6-7)
Back from the Brink – Lawrence A. Pile (8-11)
The Marriage of the Lamb – K. Gordon Neufeld (12-15)
Arts: A 30-Year Odyssey – Ava Lynn Williams (16-23)
Profile on Marie-Andrée Pelland (24)
Point of View : Q&A- William Goldberg (25)
Correspondent Reports (26)
Press Summaries (27-33)
IT Vol. 4, No. 1 (2013)

Urban Legends and Other Misconceptions Concerning the Threats Cults Pose – Piotr T. Nowakowski (6-9)
The Results of the International Cultic Studies Association’s 2008 Questionnaire for Former Cult Members – Richard Dowhower (10-11)
Point of View: Q&A (12)
Book Review: Child of the Cult (Nori Muster) – Joseph Szimhart, Reviewer (13-15)
Book Review: Escape: My Lifelong War Against Cults (Paul Morantz) – Leona Furnari, Reviewer (15-17)
Poetry – Jessica (18-21)
Profiles on Rosanne Henry and Carol Giambalvo (22-23)
Arts: Poetry – Jessica (18-21)
Correspondent Reports (24-26)
Press Summaries (27-33)

Bad Fruits of the Legion of Christ Catholic Religious Order – Paul Lennon (6 – 9)
The Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi: A Parent’s Perspective – Peter Kingsland (10-13)
The Law to Protect Victims of Manipulation: A Victory for Region Friuli Venezia Giulia – Cristina Caparesi (14-15)
ICSA International Conference Awards Speeches – Carolle Tremblay; Steve A. Kent (16-19)
Point of View: Q&A – William Goldberg (20)
Book Review. Theosophy: History of a Pseudoreligion (Rene Guenon) – Joseph Szimhart, Reviewer (21-23)
Correspondent Reports (24-26)
Arts: Painting – April Galamin (26-27)
Arts: Poetry – Heather (28-30)
Press Summaries (31-37)

An Open Letter to Clergy Regarding Helping Former Members of Abusive Churches or Cults – Carol Giambalvo (6-7)
Getting Involved in a Cult is Easy; Getting Out Never Is – Gary M. (8-11)
Sister, My Sister – Sophie G. (12-15)
Aspects of Alternative Spirituality in Romania – Rev. Dr. Radu Petre Muresan (16-22)
Movie Review: Martha Marcy May Marlene – Rebecca Parks, Reviewer (22-23)
Arts: Poetry – Carol Welch (24-25)
Arts: Drawing – April Galamin (26-27)
Point of View: Q&A (28)
Correspondent Reports (29-31)
Profiles on Carolle Tremblay, Steve K. D. Eichel, and Steven A. Kent (32-33)
Press Summaries (34-37)

Resisting the Pressure to Choose Between Parents: A School-Based Program – Amy J. L. Baker, PhD (8-13)
Cult, A Love Story – Alexandra Amor (14-15)
Book Review: Merchants of Deception (Eric Scheibeler) –Joseph Szimhart, Reviewer (16-17)
Book Review: Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment (Janet Heimlich) – Marcia Rudin, Reviewer (19-20)
Book Review: Modern Religions: An Experiential Analysis (Elliot Benjamin) –Nori Muster, Reviewer (17-18)
Correspondent Reports (21-25)
Arts: Leaving a Cult for Music – Rebecca Parks (24-27)
Profiles on Michael Kropveld, Karen Pressley, and Omar Saldana (28-29)
Press Summaries (30-37)

My Perspective of Rosanne Henry and Leona Furnari’s Presentation to the Annual SGA Workshop – Patrick Rardin (10-11)
Family Life In and Out of a Cult – Elizabeth A. (12-15)
My Voice: Learning to Speak After the Cult – Alice A. (16-19)
Born and Raised in Aesthetic Realism – Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil (20-23)
“I Really Believed that This Way of Living Was Right” – Monique Goudsmit (24-26)
Correspondents’ Reports (27-29)
Arts: Drawing, Poetry – Sara DeGraff (30-31)
Arts: Poetry – Lois Kendall (32-33)
Profiles on Patrick Ryan, Alvaro Rodriguez-Carballeira, Lady Vane (34-35)
Press Summaries (36-41)

Family Dynamics During a Cult Crisis – Douglas Agustin (2-5)
Correspondents’ Reports (9)
Austrian Perspectives on Cults – Friedrich Griess (10-13)
Paul R. Martin Memorial Lecture – Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D. (14-17)
From the Fire to a Blessing Field: Transitioning from an Unhealthy Relationship to a Life of Creativity – Karen Pressley (18-21)
Profiles on Robert Pardon, Judy Pardon, William Goldberg. (22-23)
Visual Arts – Helen Pomery (24-26)
Arts: Poetry – Susan Nieland (27-29)
Book Review. Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation (Mitch Horowitz) – Joseph Szimhart, Reviewer (30-32)
Book Review. Ranger’s Apprentice Book 8: The Kings of Clonmel (John Flanagan) – Eric Hamill, Reviewer (32)
Press Summaries (33-41)

New Books on Polygamy – Andrea Moore-Emmett (9)
Cult is as Cult Does – Gina Catena, M.S., N.P., C.N.M. (10-12)
Point of View: Q&A – Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C. (13)
Special Report: Polygamy News(14-15)
Let’s Get Lost – Kenneth Neufeld(16-19)
Arts: Visual Arts – Rebbe Fortune (20-21)
Arts: Poetry – Jael Tamar Sprinkle (22-23)
Book Review. The Cult Files: True Stories from the Extreme Edges of Religious Belief – Joseph Szimhart (24-25)
Correspondents’ Reports (26-30)
Profiles on Cristina Caparesi, Friedrich Griess, Raffaella Di Marzio (32-33)
Press Summaries (34-41)

2010 Phoenix Project Report – Diana Pletts (8-13)
Arts: Drawing – Annabet Mseley (14-15)
Point of View (16)
Arts: Poetry – Anabet Modeley (17)
Prayer-Fee Mandates Removed from Federal Health Care Bills – Rita Swan (18-21)
Fair Game (short story) – K. Gordon Neufeld (22-23)
Post-Cult Financial Recovery – Mattie Elizabeth Green (24-27)
Book Review: Stripping the Gurus: Sex, Violence, Abuse and Enlightenment (Geoffrey D. Falk) – Joseph Szimhart, Reviewer (28-29)
Correspondent Reports – (30-33)
Profiles on Gillie Jenkinson, Lois Kendall, and Piotr T. Nowakowski
Press Summaries (36-41)

A Recovery-from-Addictions Model Applied to Cult Intervention – Joseph Szimhart (10-13)
Coming Back Home – Julie Katzer (14-15)
Point of View (16)
ICSA News (17)
Correspondent Reports (20-21)
Poetry – Donna Collins (22-23)
Paintings – Christine Cole (24-25)
Profiles on Lorna Goldberg and Ann Stamler (26-27)
Press Summaries (28-33)