One camp that broadly speaking questions apostate narratives includes David G. Bromley, Daniel Carson Johnson, Dr. Lonnie D. Kliever (1932–2004),Kliever 1995 Kliever. Lonnie D, Ph.D. The Reliability of Apostate Testimony About New Religious Movements , 1995. Gordon Melton,"Melton 1999"Melton, Gordon J., Brainwashing and the Cults: The Rise and Fall of a Theory, 1999. and Bryan R. Wilson.Wilson, Bryan R. (Ed.) The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism, Rose of Sharon Press, 1981. An opposing camp less critical of apostate narratives as a group includes Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi,Beit-Hallahmi 1997 Beith-Hallahmi, Benjamin Dear Colleagues: Integrity and Suspicion in NRM Research, 1997. Dr. Phillip Charles Lucas,Lucas 1995 Lucas, Phillip Charles, From Holy Order of MANS to Christ the Savior Brotherhood: The Radical Transformation of an Esoteric Christian Order in Timothy Miller (ed.), America's Alternative Religions State University of New York Press, 1995 Jean Duhaime,Duhaime, Jean (Université de Montréal) Les Témoignages de convertis et d'ex-adeptes (English: The testimonies of converts and former followers, in Mikael Rothstein et al. (ed.), New Religions in a Postmodern World, 2003, Mark Dunlop,Dunlop 2001 The Culture of Cults Michael Langone,The Two "Camps" of Cultic Studies: Time for a Dialogue Langone, Michael, Cults and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001 and Benjamin Zablocki.Zablocki 1996 Zablocki, Benjamin, Reliability and validity of apostate accounts in the study of religious communities. Paper presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion in New York City, Saturday, August 17, 1996.
one camp that broadly speaking questions apostate narratives includes david g bromley daniel carson johnson dr lonnie d kliever (1932–2004)kliever 1995 kliever lonnie d phd the reliability of apostate testimony about new religious movements  1995 gordon melton"melton 1999"melton gordon j brainwashing and the cults the rise and fall of a theory 1999 and bryan r wilsonwilson bryan r (ed) the social dimensions of sectarianism rose of sharon press 1981 an opposing camp less critical of apostate narratives as a group includes benjamin beit-hallahmibeit-hallahmi 1997 beith-hallahmi benjamin dear colleagues integrity and suspicion in nrm research 1997 dr phillip charles lucaslucas 1995 lucas phillip charles from holy order of mans to christ the savior brotherhood the radical transformation of an esoteric christian order in timothy miller (ed) america's alternative religions state university of new york press 1995 jean duhaimeduhaime jean (université de montréal) les témoignages de convertis et d'ex-adeptes (english the testimonies of converts and former followers in mikael rothstein et al (ed) new religions in a postmodern world 2003 mark dunlopdunlop 2001 the culture of cults michael langonethe two "camps" of cultic studies time for a dialogue langone michael cults and society vol 1 no 1 2001 and benjamin zablockizablocki 1996 zablocki benjamin reliability and validity of apostate accounts in the study of religious communities paper presented at the association for the sociology of religion in new york city saturday august 17 1996