Years ago I created several slide presentations on Spiritual Abuse. I am not an expert, but I have a great interest in the topic, and modest experience in it. So, I did some minor updates and have them below. Part 1. Spiritual Abuse--- Characterisits and Methods. https://www.slideserve.com/embed/11233222 Part 2. Spiritual Abuse--- Abusive Leaders. https://www.slideserve.com/embed/11235566 Part …
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St. Jerome’s Bad Advice to the Grieving
I have been reading a book--- Jerome: His Life, Writings and Controversies, by J.N.D. Kelly. Jerome is... complex. He has done some great things, such as recognize and support the importance, especially in the Western Church, of taking Biblical languages (1st Century Greek, and ancient Hebrew) seriously in both translation and interpretation. However, in his …
Are “Good Little Soldiers” Good Christians?
I just watched a couple of videos that I found quite interesting... in a disheartening way. First, was a new video by Chris Stuckman. He is a pretty successful movie critic on Youtube. He spoke of his upbringing in the Jehovah's Witnesses. It probably is not as painful as some of the stories that I …
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Spiritual Abuse 5. Where do Abusive Churches Come From
This presentation explores the idea that abusive/dysfunctional churches spring naturally from leaders and members from abusive/dysfunctional families.
“Embracing Shared Ministry”– a Review of Sorts
I don't normally write reviews, and this really isn't one... more of an interaction perhaps. But before, I do, I will give a wee bit of background Two months ago, I found the book Embracing Shared Ministry: Power and Status in the Early Church and Why It Matters Today by Joseph H. Hellerman. I found …
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Fromm, Freedom, and First Corinthians
In the movie, "Support You Local Sheriff," James Garner as sheriff gets Bruce Dern to sit quietly in a prison cell with no bars in it, later even getting Dern to help him install the bars, by convincing him that crossing the imaginary walls surrounding the cell would be far more dangerous than sitting quietly …
Power Without Accountability, Part 3.
My suggestion in the previous two posts is that the church has brought in the Power structures of history and surrounding social structures. Yet the church is meant to be unique in many ways. Among those, we are supposed to turn power upside down. We have trouble with this. I have a(n) FB friend who …
Power Without Accountability. Part 1.
"Abuse of Power". Seems almost like a redundant expression, doesn't it? In Christian Circles, another abuse pops up in the news nearly daily. Such abuse may demonstrate itself in different ways: Sexual and Physical abuse. Of course, the Catholic Church has taken a hit on this one. Once reports started hitting the media, that denomination …
Spiritual Abuse Parts 1-5
Below are the 5 presentations I have done so far on Spiritual Abuse. They are (intentionally) a bit redundant at times. Some things need to be resaid. A much more detailed article is added written by a different person (submitted to Slideshare by "arulmraj" but I am not sure if M.A. Pragasam is the author …
Spiritual Abuse Presentation (3rd in Series)
<div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/spiritual-abuse-3-religious-addiction" title="Spiritual Abuse 3: Religious Addiction" target="_blank">Spiritual Abuse 3: Religious Addiction</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3" target="_blank">Bob Munson</a></strong> </div>