Stephen A. Kent | |
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 Kent in 2000 | |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (1973) American University, M.A. (1978) McMaster University, Ph.D. (1984) |
| Known for | From Slogans to Mantras |
| Awards | Graduate Student Supervisor Award (2009) Bill Meloff Memorial Teaching Award (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology of religion, New religious movements |
| Institutions | Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta |
Stephen A. Kent is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] He researches new religious movements (NRMs),[1] and has published research on several such groups including the Children of God (The Family),[2] the Church of Scientology,[3] and other NRMs operating in Canada.
- ^ a b Goodyear, Dana (January 14, 2008). "Château Scientology". Letter from California. New Yorker. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ^ White, Gayle (July 25, 1998). "'Heaven's Harlot' looks back on Jesus freak days". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. p. D01.
- ^ Douglas Frantz (December 1, 1997). "Distrust in Clearwater -- A special report.; Death of a Scientologist Heightens Suspicions in a Florida Town". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
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