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New article on Family prophecy

Posted by PB on June 28, 2007 at 16:46:06

There's a new article about prophecy in TF in the cult apologist journal, Nova Religio.


Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, Vol., 10, No. 4, 2007, 38-71

"Grassroots Prophecy in the Family International"

Gary Shepherd and Gordon Shepherd

This paper describes the way in which ordinary members of The Family International have created a unique "culture of prophecy" in their communal homes that results in routine, daily "channeling" of spiritual messages for both individual and group guidance. Data were collected through field observations, survey questionnaires, and direct interviews in twenty-two different homes in sixteen different countries.