Following are researchers of religion, who have studied the Family and most have met Maria (Karen Zerby) personally, as well as Peter. They have all conducted interviews, visited communities and interacted with former members, as well as writing peer-reviewed chapters and books on The Family:

J. Gordon Melton
Director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion
(805) 961-0141
E-mail: hyperlink

Professor James T. Richardson
University of Nevada at Reno Sociology Dept.
Tel: (702) 784-6207
hyperlink

Professor David Bromley
Virginia Commonwealth University
(804) 828-6286
E-mail: hyperlink

Stuart A. Wright
Associate Professor of Sociology
Lamar University
(409) 880-8547
E-mail: hyperlink

Susan Palmer
Department of Sociology, Dawson College
(514) 931-8731, ext. 1575
E-mail: hyperlink

James D. Chancellor
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
800-626-5525 (ext. 4393)
E-mail: hyperlink

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