in Psychology from Santa Clara University and a Doctorate of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological Seminary.
Busséll has written, "my wife and I were involved with an Evangelical youth mission based in Switzerland.
We were with the group only six weeks, but it was almost seven years before I had overcome the psychological damage caused by their cult-like control and spiritualization...
[1][2] The New York Times recognizes Busséll as an author who has written books about mind control and religious groups.
"[4] Paul R. Martin has noted Busséll's opinion on recovery from what they refer to as cults, that "a clear understanding of the gospel is the single most important issue in a cultist's recovery and future immunity from further cultic involvement.