Religion and cults: the dark side of faith – lecture performance

A lecture performance about the world's most notorious cults, their crimes and the psychology behind them.

We look at the dark side of religion, where people who seek help, miracles or healing end up in the most terrifying relationships, and where those who promise to serve turn others into their servants.

The stories follow people whose faith, hope and need to belong are used for psychological manipulation, control and criminal aims. We look at how religious communities can turn into destructive cults, how cult thinking and behaviour take shape today, and which psychological methods are used to influence, subject and exploit people.

Time and place: 20 November, 19:00, FonoKlubs, Cēsis.