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Cultic Studies Review Department: Profiles		Ron Burks, M. Div., M.A.


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	*Ron Burks, M. Div., Ph.D.*

		Ron Burks, Ph.D. holds an M. Div. and an M. A. in counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary and a Ph. D. in Counselor Education from Ohio University. His dissertation is entitled, “Cognitive Impairment in Thought Reform Environments.” He is licensed in Ohio as a Professional Clinical Counselor and has worked at Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Albany, OH, since 1993, researching the emotional aftereffects of cults and counseling ex-cultists with the psychological and spiritual issues of recovery. Dr. Burks was involved in the Fort Lauderdale/Shepherding movement for 17 years. After exiting the group, he and his wife, Vicki, shared their experiences in Damaged Disciples: Casualties of Authoritarian Churches and the Shepherding Movement, published by Zondervan. Their book has been helpful for many recovering from a variety of authoritarian Bible-based groups.
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	Contributions

		*Book Review: Charles Mason Remey and the Bahá'í Faith* Cultic Studies Review, 3(3) Overcoming the Bondage of Revictimization: A Rational/Empirical Defense of Thought Reform In Response to "Overcoming the Bondage of Victimization" By Bob and Gretchen Passantino *Cults and Society,* Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001
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