Continuity in Collapse: Departures from Shiloh

Regulating Religion

“…32-39), among them, Shiloh Youth Revival Centers (Oi Sabatino, 1994;Goldman, 1995;Isaacson , 1995;Stewart, 1992;Taslimi, Hood , & Watson, 1991 1 ) and the Highway Missionary Society/Servant Community (Peterson, 1990, pp. 32-39), among them, Shiloh Youth Revival Centers (Oi Sabatino, 1994;Goldman, 1995;Isaacson , 1995;Stewart, 1992;Taslimi, Hood , & Watson, 1991 1 ) and the Highway Missionary Society/Servant Community (Peterson, 1990, pp.…”

Enduring Affiliation and Gender Doctrine for Shiloh Sisters and Rajneesh Sannyasins

“…Other scholars find that movement membership shapes the course of ex-members' lifetimes (Goldman 1995a;Jacobs 1989;Wright 1987). Even outspoken apostates are fundamentally changed by their movement experiences (Bromley 1997).…”

“…In the immediate aftermath of disintegration, their core beliefs about the role of spirituality, the nature of femininity and masculinity, their deities, the meanings of close friendship, the nature of work, sexualities, and intimacy remained relatively unchanged (Latkin 1994;Goldman 1995a). In the immediate aftermath of disintegration, their core beliefs about the role of spirituality, the nature of femininity and masculinity, their deities, the meanings of close friendship, the nature of work, sexualities, and intimacy remained relatively unchanged (Latkin 1994;Goldman 1995a).…”

The Effect of New Religious Movement Affiliation and Disaffiliation on Reflexivity and Sense of Self

“…While the impact of new religious movement (NRM) membership remains a complicated and controversial area of study, studies increasingly suggest that NRM participation can be an experience that facilitates significant growth and development (Buxant ; Coates , ; Goldman ; Healy , ; Namini and Murken ; Wright ). A number of studies have found that membership in and exit from an NRM helped many former members to resolve or ameliorate previous vulnerabilities and initiated a transition toward an increased sense of autonomy and an increased capacity to negotiate the ambiguity and uncertainty of mainstream social life (Boeri and Pressley ; Coates ; Jacobs ; Wright ).…”