Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook by David Henke

Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook by David Henke

The Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook represents four decades of research and experience by author David Henke. He takes the reader on a tour of what spiritual abuse is, who are the abusers, as well as the makeup of who are frequently among the abused. Both Legalism and Mind Control are explored and identified as tools often used to oppress people. Healthy groups are also identified as the author helps the reader move on from the abuse.

Spiritual abuse has a devastating effect on people. Since a very high level of trust is often placed in spiritual leaders, it is, and ought to be, expected that the trust will be honored and guarded. When such trust is violated, the wound is very deep. Sometimes the wound is so deep that the wounded person cannot trust even a legitimate spiritual authority again. Besides an unhealthy fear of, and disillusionment with, spiritual authorities, the spiritually abused person may find it difficult to trust even God. "How could (or why did) He let this happen to me?"

Sadly, there are many people that have found themselves trapped within a spiritually abusive group. To make matters worse, to leave the group, carries with it, severed relationships and deep emotional wounds.

In the mid-1990's, the author David Henke, wrote an article profiling spiritual abuse. Subsequently, he was contacted by numerous people, as they had been dealing with spiritual and emotional fallout from various spiritually abusive groups. Some years later he felt that putting together a workbook to facilitate a person's recovery after leaving one of these groups would be a helpful tool. This idea became a loose-leaf notebook called the Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook, often printed out on the author's own printer. Between then and now the workbook has enjoyed refinements and revisions to bring it to what it is today.

Throughout the Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook, the reader will find it to be a guide to understand, identify, break free and recover from spiritual abuse. This workbook describes identifying characteristics of both spiritual abusive religious groups as well as healthy groups. Both legalism and mind control are explored as identifying marks of spiritual abuse.

Personal experiences of several people as well as the author's experiences give weight to the principals explored in this book. Journaling throughout the workbook is encouraged, facilitating healing, on the road to recovery from spiritual abuse.

The Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook, is now available as a professional, published book, distributed worldwide in both paperback and eBook formatting.

It is hoped that those who have been subjected to spiritual abuse will find this workbook a helpful tool in their journey to recovery from their emotional wounds as well as to find healing in their relationship with God.

Henke, David: - David Henke, the author of the Foreword of Crisis of Conscience, fifth edition 2018, founded Watchman Fellowship in 1979. Previously he had been an educator and chose to pursue full time ministry, as a Christian apologist. David shaped the missionary philosophy and methodology of Watchman Fellowship through its first sixteen years as its President. He now guides and oversees it as the Board Chairman. He and his wife Carole also operate Watchman Fellowship's Georgia Office. David has a heart for those who continue to suffer from the effects of being in bondage to false spiritual systems. Through teaching and counseling, individuals and groups, he expresses that heart. He specializes in the field of Jehovah's Witnesses, issues of mind control, spiritual abuse, and legalism. Henke has authored evangelistic and educational tracts, and articles, as well as the Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook.

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ISBN 13	9781737522706
ISBN 10	1737522705
Title	Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook
Author	David Henke
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Watchman Fellowship, Inc.
Year published	2021-08-03
Number of pages	154
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