Anti-cult/Counter-cult Continuum

There are two main critical approaches to cults - anti-cult approach that is focused on psychology and sociology of cults and counter-cult approach that is focused on theology of cults. I think that there might be no strict border between anti-cult and counter-cult movements. Of course, there are some counter-cultists like the Passantinos and Melton who reject mind control completely. There are also anti-cultists who consider only psychology and reject theology. There is an opposition between these two groups. However, between them there are two more groups. The first group are Christian psychologists like Dr. Paul Martin and Christian sociologists like Dr. Ronald Enroth who consider cults mainly psychologically and sociologically, but do not reject theology. This group does not oppose counter-cult movement. The second group are Christian theologians, apologists, and ministers who consider cults mainly theologically, but admit the existence of mind control and welcome anti-cult approach. This group does not oppose anti-cult movement. In some cases, there may be not so easy to make a clear border between these two groups which means that there might be no strict border between anti-cult and counter-cult movements. So, instead of anti-cult v. counter-cult model, there may be anti-cult/counter-cult continuum:

Anti-cult/counter-cult continuum
Anti-cult movement	Anti-cultists who oppose counter-cultists	They focus only on psychological and sociological aspects of cults and completely reject theology.	Non-Christians
	Anti-cultists who welcome counter-cultists	They focus mainly on psychological and sociological aspects of cults, but do not reject theology.	Christian psychologists and sociologists
Counter-cult movement	Counter-cultists who welcome anti-cultists	They focus mainly on theological aspects of cults, but do not reject psychology and sociology.	Christian theologians, apologists, and ministers
	Counter-cultists who oppose anti-cultists	They focus only on theological aspects of cults and completely reject psychology and sociology.