tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post3294727196913004981..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: The Making of a Twisted Sexual Theology: Q+A on "Jesus Freaks"Perry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-79104844989517246772016-12-09T14:07:51.291-08:002016-12-09T14:07:51.291-08:00Although she cites ideologues from the E. W. Kenyo...Although she cites ideologues from the E. W. Kenyon school of WoF, the author does not acknowledge the influence of theosophy and New Thought Christianity on the movement (McConnell, 1988). Most Pentecostals and Charismatics know nothing of Phineas P. Quimby, a late-19th-century philosopher trained in the European-style of mesmerism, who explored medical applications of hypnosis as a modality forPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-73053465448912960682016-12-09T14:07:16.987-08:002016-12-09T14:07:16.987-08:00Having concluded the personal history portion of t...Having concluded the personal history portion of the book in a similar approach to that which Deborah Davis employed in her contributions to seminal writing about the CoG (1984), the author then expounds upon her thesis that her youth and spiritual immaturity as a Christian made her vulnerable to cultic influence. Quoting Enroth and Melton’s Why Cults Succeed Where the Church Fails (1985), she Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-89041873394173241132016-12-09T14:06:56.182-08:002016-12-09T14:06:56.182-08:00The Message
Midway through the memoir portion of ...The Message<br /><br />Midway through the memoir portion of the book (soon after she is separated from Eli), the author includes a chapter entitled The Struggle Within, in which she explains why she believes she remained in the group. As a reviewer who shares a religious background that is quite similar to the author’s, I quickly recognized the concepts and theology of the Word of Faith (WoF) Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-28830332588616182122016-12-09T14:06:31.045-08:002016-12-09T14:06:31.045-08:00Her colony gives her the new name of Joy as she co...Her colony gives her the new name of Joy as she completes her indoctrination period in Paris. When finally permitted to visit Daniel’s colony in Madrid, she finds him to be distant and observes him courting another potential convert. Upon her return to France, an African member named Eli consoles Joy with earnest romantic interests, which grow into a marriage proposal. When Eli asks her to elope Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-83855198437083317482016-12-09T14:06:01.380-08:002016-12-09T14:06:01.380-08:00International Journal of Cultic Studies Vol 6 2015...International Journal of Cultic Studies Vol 6 2015 pp 102-105<br /><br /><i>The Children of God - There Is Life After the Cult</i> <br /><br />By Faye Thomas, MDiv<br /><br />Reviewed by Cynthia Kunsman<br /><br />Houston, TX: Strategic Book Publishing and Rights. 2013. ISBN-10: 1608605280; ISBN-13: 978-1608605286 (paperback), $16.99 ($15.29, Amazon.com). 258 pages.<br /><br />Faye Thomas offers Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com