Welcome to The Cult Education Institute

The Cult Education Institute (CEI) is a nonprofit library with archived information about cults, destructive cults, controversial groups and movements. CEI is an educational tax-exempted charity and an institutional member of the American Library Association. The CEI online library, which was first launched in 1996, is constantly expanding to include new research and information. The database contains thousands of files including news reports, peer reviewed papers, court documents, book excerpts and personal testimonies, all carefully organized within hundreds of titled subsections . There are also links to additional relevant research resources, a book list and a public message board attached for comments. Due to the size of the CEI library a search feature is available for your convenience. Also see the site map to learn where information and material is located.

News and Opinion

Is cult author Steven Hassan embellishing and/or exaggerating his bio?

Author Steven Hassan, who writes and speaks about groups called "cults," has a personal history of cult involvement. Hassan was in the Unification Church ("Moonies") founded by Sun Myung Moon for two years in the 1970s. And his origin story includes a dramatic "deprogramming" intervention arranged by his parents. However, it... More

Recent Additions

• Special prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013
• Why some people are more drawn to conspiracy theories than others
• Debunking doesnt stop misinformation online But researchers found pre bunking can
• Washington parents sue Discord saying it let a cult kill their son
• Shakahola suspect explains how Mackenzie supervised grave digging burials
• NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere His Life Today After Starting the Cult
• Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Rarely Talk About
• Coercive control victims speak out for campaign
• Court Rejects Extension of Han Hakjas Detention Suspension Returns to Detention Center on 21st
• Healing the sick or preying on the vulnerable US faith healer performs in NZ

More in What's New
Today's headlines at CultNews.net