Michael Langone

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Michael D. Langone
Born1947 (age 76–77)
NationalityAmerican
Known for
new religious movements
InstitutionsInternational Cultic Studies Association

Michael D. Langone (born 1947) is an American counseling

Cultic Studies Review.[3]

Langone is author and co-author of two books and several articles. He first joined the International Cultic Studies Association (then the

American Family Foundation) in 1981.[1]

Career

Langone received his

manipulative techniques of persuasion and control designed to advance the goals of the group’s leader, to the actual or possible detriment of members, their families, or the community".[5] Langone joined the American Family Foundation in 1981, the organization later changed its name to the International Cultic Studies Association
.

In 1984 he became the editor of the American Family Foundation's house publication,

Cultic Studies Review as an online journal with triennial print editions.[7]

Theories

In his book Recovering from Cults, Langone writes that cults "need not be religious in nature but may be psycho-therapeutic, political, or commercial".[4] In his writings, Langone argues that new religions conflict with traditional American beliefs and have to be considered objectionable for that reason, stating that he makes no apologies "for evaluating cults in terms of fundamental American values, which I have imbibed, examined and accepted."[8]

The former American Family Foundation, headed by Langone, is described as offering the most public support for the mind-control theory through its Cultic Studies Journal.[9] The theory is seen by researchers as a propaganda device used by the anti-cult movement to rationalize the persecution of minority religious groups.[10]

Publications and presentations

  • Langone, Michael D., ed. (1994). Recovery from Cults : Help for victims of psychological and spiritual abuse. New York: W.W. Norton.
    ISBN 978-0393701647
    .
  • Ross, Joan Carol; Langone, Michael D. (September 1989). Cults : what parents should know : a practical guide to help parents with children in destructive groups. New York: Carol Pub. Group.
    ISBN 978-0818405112
    .
  • Langone, Michael D. (July 1, 1996). "Clinical Update on Cults". psychiatrictimes.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  • Langone, Michael D. (April 1990). "Working with cult-affected families". Psychiatric Annals. 20 (4): 194–198.
    doi:10.3928/0048-5713-19900401-07
    .

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1134499700
    . Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". International Cultic Studies Association. ICSA. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ISBN 978-1134636969
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0393701647
    .
  5. ^ Cults Questions and Answers Langone, Michael, 1988 [dead link]
  6. ^ Langone, Michael (May 1984). "To the reader". Cultic Studies Journal. 1 (1): 3.
  7. ^ Langone, Michael (2002). "Introduction to Inaugural Issue". Cultic Studies Review. 1 (1): 5.
  8. ISBN 978-0802081889
    .
  9. ISBN 978-0814781470
    .
  10. S2CID 140454555
    .

External links
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