Apologetics Index

Chapter 2: Is There Light At the End of the Tunnel?

apologeticsindex.org — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:28:23 +0000

The problem of not being understood is common among victims of spiritual abuse. As a result, the victims feel guilty, misunderstood, and even rejected.

Christians who want to be helpful to those who have come out of abusive experiences must be sensitive, nonjudgmental, and accepting-even if they find it difficult to understand how something so bizarre could happen to another Christian.

Taliban

apologeticsindex.org — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:56:56 +0000

Recent years have seen the re-emergence of the hardline Islamic Taliban movement as a fighting force in Afghanistan and a major threat to its government.

We have updated our research resources on the Taliban movement.

Chapter 1: Searching for Freedom

apologeticsindex.org — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:16:24 +0000

What aspects of authoritarian churches are hurtful? What happens to members when they decide to leave or are dismissed? Are they likely to end up in another abusive situation, or are they able to find a "normal" church? What about those who find it impossible to return to church, any church? Is it possible to break the cycle of spiritual abuse? Can people find true freedom in Christ after years of bondage in performance-based lifestyles?

These are some of the questions addresses in Chapter One of his book, Recovering From Churches That Abuse.

Recovering From Churches That Abuse – Preface & Acknowledgments

apologeticsindex.org — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:50:09 +0000

Recovering From Churches That Abuse highlights the stories of people who have experienced various levels of spiritual abuse and have achieved varying levels of recovery.

Recovering From Churches That Abuse — Contents

apologeticsindex.org — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:40:16 +0000

Chapter listing for Recovering From Churches That Abuse, by Dr. Ronald Enroth

Recovering From Churches That Abuse — Notice & Disclaimer

apologeticsindex.org — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:30:27 +0000

The great value of this book lies in the fact that it a) will help victims of spiritual abuse obtain spiritual and emotional healing, and b) provides valuable information to counselors, pastors, and others who are helping these people.

Recovering From Churches That Abuse — Online Book

apologeticsindex.org — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:20:33 +0000

Recovering From Churches That Abuse deals with the road back from spiritual abuse, healing for families who hurt, and re-entry for survivors of cults and sects. It also provides guidance for pastors and counselors.

Are Mormons Christians?

apologeticsindex.org — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:05 +0000

There was a time when most Evangelicals were clear on the answer to this question. Recent years have made the answer to this question less certain amongst some Evangelical leaders, Don Veinot writes

Dr. Robert J. Lifton addresses Destructive Cults

apologeticsindex.org — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:10:37 +0000

Psychiatrist and author Dr. Robert J. Lifton -- know for, among other things, his theory on brainwashing -- addresses doomsday cults such as Aum Shinrikyo. [video]

Ponzi Schemes, Debating Bart Ehrman, and should a Christian speak at a Seventh-Day Adventist venue?

apologeticsindex.org — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:23 +0000

Dinesh D'Souza wanted to debate Bart Ehrman on his home turf, before his own students, to show them that his arguments could be met and that there is an intelligent case for the other side.

Some folks behind one of Canada's most popular Christian TV shows got caught up in a Ponzi scheme....

And Christian apologist Lee Strobel is schedule to speak at one of the most prominent Seventh-day Adventist churches in America -- which has other apologists, noting the SDA's unbiblical doctrines, puzzled.

Greg G. Stafford

apologeticsindex.org — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:46:42 +0000

Greg Stafford is one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

He is considered one of today's top Jehovah's Witness apologists -- even though he rejects some of the teachings and practices of The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the faith's formal organization.

The Perils of Positive Thinking

apologeticsindex.org — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:40:10 +0000

Has your favorite pastor or TV evangelist suggested that God will make you rich if only you make a 'positive confession' along with a big -- step-out-in-faith -- donation?

Have you ever been asked to think of your layoff, cancer, or foreclosure as an “opportunity”?

Here's a book that explodes the myths of 'positive thinking.

How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

apologeticsindex.org — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:13:09 +0000

"Positive thinking is not only a water carrier for the business world, excusing its excesses and masking its follies," Barbara Ehrenreich writes.

"The promotion of positive thinking has become a minor industry in its own right, producing an endless flow of books, DVDs, and other products; providing employment for tens of thousands of "life coaches," "executive coaches," and motivational speakers, as well as for the growing cadre of professional psychologists who seek to train them.

America has historically offered space for all sorts of sects, cults, faith healers, and purveyors of snake oil, and those that are profitable, like positive thinking, tend to flourish."

Read the introduction to Barbara Ehrenreich's new book: Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.

Foundation for a Drug-Free World

apologeticsindex.org — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:08:27 +0000

The Foundation for a Drug-Free World -- at drugfreeworld.org -- is an anti-drug organization with links to and funded by the Church of Scientology.

We suggest trusted alternative sources of information about drugs.

Please Convince Me — Apologetics Course

apologeticsindex.org — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:32:57 +0000

The folks at PleaseConvinceMe.com are making available a free course in Christian apologetics.