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Author Capps, Donald.

Title The child's song : the religious abuse of children / Donald Capps
Edition First edition
Published Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [1995]
©1995

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Description xvii, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Contents I. The Loss of Innocence. 1. Alice Miller on "the Mutilated Soul" 2. Augustine: The Vicious Cycle of Child Abuse. 3. Religious Sources of Childhood Trauma. 4. Letter to the Hebrews: The Lasting Effects of Childhood Trauma. 5. Abraham and Isaac: The Sacrificial Impulse. 6. The Child Jesus as Endangered Self -- II. Reclaiming The Garden. 7. A Garden of Childhood Verses. 8. The Soul Made Happy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index
Subject Child abuse -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Child rearing -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Children -- Religious life.
Families -- Religious life.
Parenting -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Shame -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
LC no. 94027462
ISBN 066425554X (alk. paper)