Restoring the Heart blog summarizes aftereffects of spiritual abuse mentioned in VanVonderan and Johnson's The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse. It is a good resource because it is a blog from someone newly out of an abusive situation, sharing the unique insights of someone from a freshly-wounded perspective.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Ten Characteristics of Abused and Wounded Christians
Ten Characteristics of Abused and Wounded Christians, from Restoring the Heart blog, summarizes aftereffects of spiritual abuse mentioned in VanVonderan and Johnson's The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse.
Cults and Aberrant Groups
The web resource Cults and Aberrant Groups provides links to several articles on cults and cult-like churches or groups. Titles of articles include these: Nothing need go to waste; Aberrant Christianity (Both by Pat Knapp); Characteristics of a Cult; Anti-intellectualism, Legalism and the Cults; Evangelism and the Cults, Recovery from Spiritual Abuse by Sharon Hildebrant, M.A.; Starting an Ex-Cult Support Group and more.