The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps with Harrison Hill

About this episode

Harrison Hill discusses his book about the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and its impact on individuals involved in the cult.

The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, or ACMTC, is a hardline fringe religious cult that was led by a former hippie who went by the name Deborah Green. In The Oracle’s Daughter , author Harrison Hill tells the story of the group through the experiences of three women: Deborah, the self-proclaimed oracle; Maura, who nursed Deborah’s ailing brother and became one of her first followers; and Sarah, the oracle’s daughter of the title. The group’s practices included harsh punishments of children and extreme forms of exorcism, and its crimes included kidnapping and abuse. Through his book, Harrison examines the dwindling gap between the fringe and the mainstream in the United States, and shows how we may be much more vulnerable to extremism than we think. Links The Oracle's Daughter — by Harrison Hill, Scribner, April 2026 The Oracle’s Daughter: Sarah Green escaped her mother’s cult 22 years ago. She still thinks about those she left behind. — by Harrison Hill, The Cut, 8 June 2021 harrisonhill.me — Harrison's website Credits: Produced by Sarah Steel Music by Joe Gould You can support Let's Talk About Sects here . If you have been personally affected by involvement in a…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Steel

Guest: Harrison Hill

Topics covered

• religious cults
• extremism
• personal stories
• abuse
• spirituality
• documentary

Keywords

• Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps
• Harrison Hill
• Deborah Green
• cult abuse
• extreme practices
• spirituality
• personal narratives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cult Information and Family Support, International Cultic Studies Association

Books & works: The Oracle’s Daughter

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