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In Reply to: Re: 'Primary sources' Berg's Study of Mormonism and deviant psychology posted by susie on November 25, 2005 at 21:34:48:
Berg briefly studied communism in the University of Arizona in Phoenix, but left for California to study in a number of different universities. It was here that he began to study the doctrines of the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
In "General Bible Knowledge" (letter 2357) he said:
40. And after sitting under those Mormon professors at that school that term I got interested in Mormonism. I had just gotten fed up with my own church & Protestantism, & Eve & I together read a huge 690-some-page book on the life of Joseph Smith & the history of the Mormon Church.
In "Influences!--In My Life!" (letter 1357) Berg lists the men who had the greatest influence on his life:
54. I would say that the life of Joseph Smith of the Mormons was a great influence.
