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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index