Churches That Abuse
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| Author | Dr. Ronald Enroth |
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| Cover artist | The Aslan Group |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Spiritual abuse |
| Genre | Christianity |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Pages | 231 |
| ISBN | 978-0-310-53292-7 |
| OCLC | 24502109 |
| Followed by | Recovering From Churches That Abuse |
Churches That Abuse, first published in 1991, is a best-selling counterculture apologetic book written by Ronald M. Enroth. The book presents real-life stories of pseudo-Christian churches and organizations deemed spiritually abusive and the effects these groups have had on their members. A primary theme of the book is to demonstrate, through case histories of individuals, couples, and families, that "spiritual abuse can take place in the context of doctrinally sound, Bible-preaching, fundamentalist, conservative Christianity".[1]
Enroth outlines the backgrounds of the leaders of these groups and explains how the groups evolved to the point of becoming spiritually abusive. A few religious authors, such as Ruth Tucker, former professor at Calvin Theological Seminary, have objected to the research methods used by Enroth.[2] However, the book has been praised by many in the anti-cult movement, including Margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D;[1] Michael D. Langone, director of the American Family Foundation; Dr. Paul R. Martin.;[3]
References
External links
- Churches that Abuse available in .pdf format and in text/html
- Recovering from Churches that Abuse available in .pdf format and in text/html
- "How to Spot an Abusive Church" Article written by Ronald Enroth for Group Magazine that summarizes the book
- A review of the book by Margaret Thaler Singer
- A review of the book by Maxine Pinson
- A review of the book by Dr. Paul R. Martin
- Ronald Enroth's Biography
- George Geftakys Assembly
- Who Would Jesus Smackdown?