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:  jgordon@rain.org
 
Professor James T. Richardson
University of Nevada at Reno Sociology Dept.
Tel:  (702) 784-6207
jtr@scs.unr.edu
 
Professor David Bromley
Virginia Commonwealth University
(804) 828-6286
E-mail:  dbromley@saturn.vcu.edu
 
Stuart A. Wright
Associate Professor of Sociology
Lamar University
(409) 880-8547
E-mail:  wrightsa@hal.lamar.edu
 
Susan Palmer
Department of Sociology, Dawson College
(514) 931-8731, ext. 1575
E-mail:  spalmer@runt.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
 
James D. Chancellor
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
800-626-5525 (ext. 4393)
E-mail:  jchancellor@sbts.edu

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