ESCAPING THE MAZE OF SPIRITUAL ABUSE
By Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys
SPCK. 165 pages. £13.99
ISBN 978 0 281 081 318
There is no reason to doubt the good motives of the book: to help identify spiritual abuse, ‘to seek better response [to it] and prevention [of it]’ (p.39, cf. p.17) and to help us think ‘about what healthy leadership and healthy Christian culture look like’ (p.3).
In large part (but not all) the book is successful, but it has weaknesses.
Guilt & shame: The gospel is big enough to address both
Note: this article contains references to abuse.When Leanne first shared her story in our women's group, the room fell …