Stephen A. Kent | |
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 Kent in 2000 | |
| Known for | From Slogans to Mantras |
| Awards | Graduate Student Supervisor Award (2009) Bill Meloff Memorial Teaching Award (2010) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (1973) American University, M.A. (1978) McMaster University, Ph.D. (1984) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology of religion, New religious movements |
| Institutions | Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta |
| Website | skent |
Stephen A. Kent is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He researches new religious movements (NRMs), and has published research on several such groups including the Children of God (The Family), the Church of Scientology, and other NRMs operating in Canada.