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Spiritual Abuse: When the System Becomes the Persecutor
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Veenhuizen, Gary R. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Title: RECOGNIZING SPIRITUAL ABUSE IN A CHURCH SYSTEM Author: Gary R. Veenhuizen Degree: Doctor of Ministry Year: 2011 Institution: George Fox Evangelical Seminary Spiritual abuse is an extremely subtle issue in its early stages. Often one doesn't recognize when they are a subject of abuse, or how they have been influenced in ways that are controlling and involve manipulation of behavior and thought. It should be understood that all institutional systems are vulnerable to manipulation by leadership, tradition or culture of the system or organization. I am proposing that it is possible that a system itself can be an abuser, inflicting spiritual control and manipulation on the organization, the leadership and members for future generations. I want to examine the earmarks of unhealthy leadership style, authoritarian behavior or tradition methodology that may incubate and contribute to an environment that could spawn the type of abuse to which I refer. There are many types of abuse, of course. When individuals or people groups allow themselves to be manipulated they are subject to control by others. Often, the subject is not even aware of the manipulation at first because it is usually balanced and legitimized with meeting some real or perceived need the subject may have. However, even these "needs" may be guilt instilled within the subject by the perpetrator. For example, the leader may preach that certain activities may be sin and |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=dmin&httpsredir=1&referer= |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=dmin |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
