About this episode

This episode explores the distinctions between churches and cults, featuring insights from Dr. Anna Kitko.

How do you define a spiritual cult or high-control group? What separates deep commitment from coercion? Why is ‘high control’ such a critical psychological category? Support this show!! : https://www.bibspeak.com/#donate Grab your free gift: the top 10 most misunderstood Biblical verses: https://info.bibspeak.com/10-verses-clarified Join the newsletter (I only send 2 emails a week): https://www.bibspeak.com/#newsletter Shop Dwell L'abel 15% off using the discount code BIBSPEAK15 https://go.dwell-label.com/bibspeak Download Logos Bible Software for your own personal study: http://logos.com/biblicallyspeaking Sign up for Riverside: https://www.riverside.fm/?utm_campaig… Use Manychat to automate a quick DM! It’s great for sending links fast. https://manychat.partnerlinks.io/nd14879vojab Stan.Store—way better than Linktree! It lets me share links, grow my email list, and host all my podcast stuff in one place. https://join.stan.store/biblicallyspeaking Support this show!! : https://www.bibspeak.com/#donate Dr. Anna Kitko originally a British-trained Cambridge graduate, Anna’s clinical work focuses in the realm of Cults and New Religions by weaving together an eclectic background in…

People in this episode

Host: Cassian Bellino

Guest: Anna Kitko

Topics covered

• church vs cult
• spirituality
• high-control groups
• psychology
• religion

Keywords

• spiritual cult
• high-control group
• psychological category
• commitment
• coercion

Sponsors

Dwell L'abel, Logos Bible Software, Riverside, Manychat, Stan.Store

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Logos Bible Software, Dwell L'abel, Manychat, Stan.Store, Riverside, Biblically Speaking

Places: Cambridge, University of Florida

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