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This revealing, disturbing, and thoroughly researched book exposes a dark side of faith that most Americans do not know exists or have ignored for a long time-religious child maltreatment. After speaking with dozens of victims, perpetrators, and experts, and reviewing a myriad of court cases and studies, the author explains how religious child maltreatment happens. She then takes an in-depth look at the many forms of child maltreatment found in religious contexts, including biblically-prescribed corporal punishment and beliefs about the necessity of "breaking the wills" of children; scaring kids into faith and other types of emotional maltreatment such as spurning, isolating, and withholding love; pedophilic abuse by religious authorities and the failure of religious organizations to support the victims and punish the perpetrators; and religiously-motivated medical neglect in cases of serious health problems. In a concluding chapter, Heimlich raises questions about children's rights and proposes changes in societal attitudes and improved legislation to protect children from harm. While fully acknowledging that religion can be a source of great comfort, strength, and inspiration to many young people, Heimlich makes a compelling case that, regardless of one's religious or secular orientation, maltreatment of children under the cloak of religion can never be justified and should not be tolerated.

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  • Title Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment
  • Author Janet Heimlich
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 398
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2011-06-21
  • Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781616144050 / 161614405X
  • Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.97 x 6.1 x 1.11 in (22.78 x 15.49 x 2.82 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Religious life and customs, Child abuse - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011004989
  • Dewey Decimal Code 201.762

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2011, Page 10

About the author

Janet Heimlich, formerly a freelance reporter for National Public Radio and other national radio networks for ten years, is now an independent journalist. In addition to her radio work, she has published investigative journalistic articles, human-interest stories, and book reviews in the Austin American-Statesman, Texas Monthly, the Houston Chronicle, the Texas Observer, and other publications.
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