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In the Wilderness

Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist

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One of the biggest issues for the young adults who leave sectarian religious movements is finding themselves alone and in an unfamiliar place. For those interviewed, the outside world was perceived as an alien place in which the former members felt like exiles, akin to the Israelites “in the wilderness.” This chapter describes aspects of this journey from the old to the new, some of the different forms this journey can take, and possible consequences for the young people undertaking this journey.

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One of the biggest issues for the young adults who leave sectarian religious movements is finding themselves alone and in an unfamiliar place. For those interviewed, the outside world was perceived as an alien place in which the former members felt like exiles, akin to the Israelites “in the wilderness.” This chapter describes aspects of this journey from the old to the new, some of the different forms this journey can take, and possible consequences for the young people undertaking this journey.

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One of the biggest issues for the young adults who leave sectarian religious movements is finding themselves alone and in an unfamiliar place. For those interviewed, the outside world was perceived as an alien place in which the former members felt like exiles, akin to the Israelites “in the wilderness.” This chapter describes aspects of this journey from the old to the new, some of the different forms this journey can take, and possible consequences for the young people undertaking this journey.

Key concepts: Wilderness, Geography, History, Ecology, Biology

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