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Churches That Abuse -- Contents / Audio Version



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  1. Churches That Abuse -- Online Book
  2. Churches That Abuse -- Notice & Disclaimer
  3. Churches That Abuse -- Contents / Audio Version
  4. Churches That Abuse -- Publishers Information
  5. Churches That Abuse: Preface & Acknowledgements
  6. Abusive Churches: Chapter 1 -- A View From Within
  7. Chapter 2: Fringe and Fanaticism - Abusive Churches Can Go Over The Edge
  8. Chapter 3: Abusive Churches Are Not New
  9. Chapter 4: Abusive Churches Misuse Spiritual Authority
  10. Chapter 5: Abusive Churches Use Fear, Guilt, and Threats
  11. Chapter 6: Abusive Churches See Themselves As Special
  12. Chapter 7: Abusive Churches Foster Rigidity
  13. Chapter 8: Abusive Churches Discourage Questions
  14. Chapter 9: Abusive churches make leaving painful
  15. Chapter 10: Abusive Churches Present A Warning
  16. Chapter 11: Abusive Churches Will Always Exist

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Contents

Note: Chapter 1 was posted on August 6, 2008. We intent to post additional chapters at the rate of about one chapter a week.

  1. INTRODUCTION
    Abusive Churches: A View From Within
  2. FRINGE AND FANATICISM
    Abusive Churches Can Go Over the Edge
  3. PAST AND PRESENT
    Abusive Churches Are Not New
  4. AUTHORITY AND POWER
    Abusive Churches Misuse Spiritual Authority
  5. MANIPULATION AND CONTROL
    Abusive Churches Use Fear, Guilt, and Threats
  6. ELITISM AND PERSECUTION
    Abusive Churches See Themselves as Special
  7. LIFE-STYLE AND EXPERIENCE
    Abusive Churches Foster Rigidity
  8. DISSENT AND DISCIPLINE
    Abusive Churches Discourage Questions
  9. EXIT AND ADJUSTMENT
    Abusive Churches Make Leaving Painful
  10. DISCERNMENT AND RESPONSE
    Abusive Churches Present a Warning
  11. CHALLENGE AND CHANGE
    Abusive Churches Will Always Exist

Audio Version

An audio version of this book read by the author, Dr. Ronald Enroth, is available. Email David Upton, of The Apologetic Response, for details on how you can obtain it. He has the publisher's permission, in writing, to distribute the audio version in support of his ministry.

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