Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the process of entering and exiting new religious groups as experienced by married middle-aged women and the meaning of the experience. To this end, sub themes that emerged from in-depth interviews with eight married middle-aged women who had experienced new religious group withdrawal were reorganized through van Manen's(1990) experienced existential domains. In conclusion, firstly, there were proselytizing strategies to conceal the identity of the new religious organization during the initiation process, secondly, the participants entered into the new religious group based on the relationship rather than the religion itself, and thirdly, family relationships were the main contextual factors in the process of leaving the new religion. This study is the first one which analyzes psychologically married-aged women’s experiential perceptions of new religious groups and provides meaningful insights for Christian counseling and pastoral practice.
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