International Cultic Studies Association Department: Profiles - individual
Joseph Szimhart
_______________________________________________
Name
Joseph Szimhart
initiated his work as a cult
specialist in 1980 after ending
his two-year devotion to a large
New Age sect. He began to work
professionally as an
intervention specialist after
1985 on an international scale.
From 1985 through 1992 he was
chairman of an
interdenominational, cult
information organization in New
Mexico and lectured throughout
the state. He has written
reviews and articles about
cultic issues for Skeptical
Inquirer, Cultic Studies
Journal, Cultic Studies
Review, and other
publications. He continues to
consult for the media and
maintains a website for
information about cults:
http://home.dejazzd.com/jszimhart.
For family reasons, he reduced
his exit counseling work since
1998 when he began a job with a
psychiatric emergency hospital.
Mr. Szimhart continues to pursue
his fine art career. (jszimhart@dejazzd.com)
International Cultic Studies Association Department: Profiles - individual
Joseph Szimhart
_______________________________________________
Name
Joseph Szimhart
initiated his work as a cult
specialist in 1980 after ending
his two-year devotion to a large
New Age sect. He began to work
professionally as an
intervention specialist after
1985 on an international scale.
From 1985 through 1992 he was
chairman of an
interdenominational, cult
information organization in New
Mexico and lectured throughout
the state. He has written
reviews and articles about
cultic issues for Skeptical
Inquirer, Cultic Studies
Journal, Cultic Studies
Review, and other
publications. He continues to
consult for the media and
maintains a website for
information about cults:
http://home.dejazzd.com/jszimhart.
For family reasons, he reduced
his exit counseling work since
1998 when he began a job with a
psychiatric emergency hospital.
Mr. Szimhart continues to pursue
his fine art career. (jszimhart@dejazzd.com)
International Cultic Studies Association Department: Profiles - individual
Joseph Szimhart
_______________________________________________
Name
Joseph Szimhart
initiated his work as a cult
specialist in 1980 after ending
his two-year devotion to a large
New Age sect. He began to work
professionally as an
intervention specialist after
1985 on an international scale.
From 1985 through 1992 he was
chairman of an
interdenominational, cult
information organization in New
Mexico and lectured throughout
the state. He has written
reviews and articles about
cultic issues for Skeptical
Inquirer, Cultic Studies
Journal, Cultic Studies
Review, and other
publications. He continues to
consult for the media and
maintains a website for
information about cults:
http://home.dejazzd.com/jszimhart.
For family reasons, he reduced
his exit counseling work since
1998 when he began a job with a
psychiatric emergency hospital.
Mr. Szimhart continues to pursue
his fine art career. (jszimhart@dejazzd.com)