Resources and Information about Spiritual Abuse and Cults
Recommended References:
Breaking the Silence on Spiritual Abuse, by Lisa Oakley. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Churches That Abuse, by Ronald M. Enroth. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1993.
Cult Recovery, A Clinician’s Guide, by Lorna Goldberg, et al., International Cultic Studies Association, 2017.
Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures, by Dr. Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys. Great Britain: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2019.
Exit Interview: Revealing Stories of Why People Are Leaving the Church, by William D. Hendricks. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1993.
Exposing Spiritual Abuse, by Mike Fehlauer. Lake Mary, Florida: Charisma House, 2001.
Healing Spiritual Abuse, by Ken M. Blue. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1993.
Healing Spiritual Wounds, by Carol Howard Merritt, HarperOne, New York, New York, 2017.
I Can’t Hear God Anymore: Life in a Dallas Cult, by Wendy Duncan. Dallas, Texas: VM Life Resources, 2006.
In the House of Friends: Understanding and Healing from Spiritual Abuse in Christian Churches, by Kenneth J. Garrett (Author), Michael Langone (Contributor), Wipf and Stock, 2020.
Out of the Cults and Into the Church, by Janis Hutchinson. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Resources, 1994.
ReChurch: Healing Your Way Back to the People of God, by Stephen Mansfield. Carol Stream, Illinois: BarnaBooks, 2010.
Recovering from Churches that Abuse, by Ronald M. Enroth. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1994.
Recovery from Spiritual Abuse, by Juanita and Dale Ryan. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1992.
Sacred Wounds, by Teresa B. Pasquale, Chalice Press, St. Louis, Missouri, 2015
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The Emotionally Healthy Church, by Peter Scazzero. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 2003.
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Manipulation and False Authority in the Church, by Jeff VanVonderen and David Johnson. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House, 2005.
Toxic Faith: Experiencing Healing from Painful Spiritual Abuse, by Stephen Arterburn & Jack Felton. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Waterbrook Press, 2001.
Twisted Scriptures: Breaking Free from Churches that Abuse, by Mary Alice Chrnalogar. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998, 2000.
Wounded by God's People: Discovering How God’s Love Heals Our Hearts, by Anne Graham Lotz and Beth Moore, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 2013.
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