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Sing4Him
June 19th, 2008, 09:19 PM
Abusing Memory: The Healing Theology of Agnes Sanford (Paperback)

Product Description
And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? (II Corinthians 6:15,16)

Ever since the Fall, God's people have been tempted to mix with foreign gods. Many have given in. Evangelicalism's dance with modern psychology is no exception. For the past century, evangelicals have embraced a host of secular therapies, including Inner Healing.

Inner Healing is the methodology, widely used in evangelical circles, which claims to heal those painful memories hidden in the "unconscious" soul which hinder present happiness.

One name in particular stands out. Agnes Sanford has long been hailed as the mother of the Inner Healing/Healing of Memories movement. She almost single-handedly brought it out of Jungian psychology and New Thought into the Christian Church.

Though Agnes Sanford's methods are popular in various segments of the Church, they are anything but Christian. Jane Gumprecht walks us through Agnes Sanford's life and theology to unveil her deep compromises with non-Christian thought.

About the Author
Jane Gumprecht is currently a medical doctor residing in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was raised as a member of the New Age group the Unity School of Christianity (Unity Church) and has long been a student and critic of New Age thinking from a biblical stance. She is the author of Holistic Health: A Medical Critique of New Age Deception.


(Gumprecht is a born again believer) :thumb

giatia
June 20th, 2008, 05:08 PM
I need to check this one out. I was a Psychological Examiner for many years (licensed from 1991 until I gave it up in 2006). I never hypnotized or worked with "repressed memories", but many colleagues did. Many times, these "memories" are "recovered" by needy clients who feel the need for approval from the therapist, and are very suggestible people, and so many times these things they remember just never happened but they can become convinced that they did with "prompts" from the therapist. I am sooooo glad to be out of the profession and its godlessness. At my last convention, a student attended and was going to eat lunch at our table. She asked if we could have a blessing, so I began to bow my head, but I noticed the eye-rolls and snickers of the other "professionals". I told her "that is a wonderful idea" and let her pray. I hope she doesn't lose her faith in the profession - I have no idea what happened to her.

Sing4Him
June 20th, 2008, 06:16 PM
:thumb:thumb:thumb I know the author well. You would love her!