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| Paul R. Martin | |
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| Born | (1946-06-28)June 28, 1946 Nebraska, US |
| Died | August 12, 2009(2009-08-12) (aged 63) |
| Occupation(s) | Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Author, Pastor, Director, Wellspring Retreat |
Paul R. Martin (1946–2009) was a psychotherapist, licensed clinical psychologist, author, pastor, and director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Ohio. He also worked in private practice in Athens, Ohio. Martin taught psychology, psychopharmacology, and the Biblical basis of behavior for five years at Geneva College, where he was a member of the department of psychology.
In his 1994 book Cult-Proofing Your Kids, Martin wrote about his former membership and leadership in the Great Commission International (currently called Great Commission Association of Churches). In 1971, he dropped out of graduate school to join the group, when it was known as "The Blitz". He later explained that he left the group when he did not receive an adequate response, after questioning its more controversial methods and tactics.
Career
Martin served as an expert witness in court cases including the Lee Boyd Malvo sniper trial and the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. Having neither interviewed the defendants nor studied their cases, Martin nonetheless testified in general terms about the mindset of people who have been "indoctrinated".
Published works
Books
- Martin, Paul R. (1 April 1993). Cult proofing your kids. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House. ISBN 978-0310537618.
- Martin, Paul R., ed. (31 March 1991). Handbook of behavior therapy and psychological science: an integrative approach. New York: Pergamon Press. ISBN 978-0080361291.
Articles and Book chapters
- West, Louis J.; Martin, Paul R. (5 August 1994). Lynn, Steven Jay; Rhue, Judith W. (eds.). Dissociation: clinical and theoretical perspectives. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 268–288. ISBN 978-0898621860.
- "Post-cult Recovery: Assessment and Rehabilitation". (1993). Langone, Michael D. (ed.). Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 9780393701647.
References
- "Obituary of Paul R. Martin, Ph.D." culteducation.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ICSA Staff. "People Profiles - International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)". www.icsahome.com. ICSA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- Martin, Paul R. (1 April 1993). Cult proofing your kids. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House. ISBN 978-0310537618.
- Liptak, Adam (6 December 2003). "Over Objections, Expert on Cults Is Witness for Sniper Suspect". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- Hirschkorn, Phil (19 April 2006). "Defense experts call Moussaoui schizophrenic". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- American evangelicals
- 20th-century American psychologists
- People of the Christian countercult movement
- Former evangelicals
- Former members of Evangelical parachurch organizations
- Former members of the Great Commission church movement
- Great Commission church movement people
- American psychotherapists
- Researchers of new religious movements and cults
- 2009 deaths
- 1946 births
- Former members of new religious movements