Bibliograph

Broken faith, inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, one of America's most dangerous cults, Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr

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Broken faith, inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, one of America's most dangerous cults, Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-411)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Broken faith

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1138473967

Responsibility statement

Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr

Sub title

inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, one of America's most dangerous cults

Summary

In 1979 preacher Jane Whaley attracted a small group of followers with a promise that she could turn their lives around. In the years since, Whaley's following has expanded to include thousands of congregants across three continents. In their eyes she's a prophet-- and to disobey her means eternal damnation. Whaley decides what her followers study, where they work, whom they can marry-- even when they can have sex. Weiss and Mohr provide a terrifying portrait of life inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, and the harrowing account of one family who escaped after two decades. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Part one. In the beginning. Moving day, September 19, 1993 ; Settling in ; A fox in the flock ; Busted ; The attack ; The investigation ; Little house in the country -- Part two. Children of the damned. Doubting the word ; No escape ; The five boys ; "Happy are the children" ; Surrogate parents ; Money and influence ; Religious freedom ; "We won, we won!" ; The "slaves" ; The loneliest day -- Part three. The advocates. Saving Michael Lowry ; A little help from his friends ; The ruse ; Matthew Fenner ; Danielle's salvation ; The wedding ; The fight for justice ; The escape ; Perseverance and redemption ; The reunion

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