I. Spiritual abuse and its victims -- "Help me ..." -- Spiritual abuse is not new -- Abused Christians -- The pre-abuse set-up -- Identifying the abusive system -- When you cannot leave -- Abuse and scripture -- Revictimizing victims.
II. Abusive leaders and why they are trapped -- "Because I'm the pastor, that's why!" -- "You can trust me" -- Image is everything -- Straining gnats, swallowing camels -- The weight of religion -- "No admittance" -- Spreading "the gospel" -- The people get devoured.
III. Post-abuse recovery -- How to escape a spiritual trap -- Renewing the mind -- Recovering right focus -- One response: Flight -- A second response: Fight -- Epilogue: Message to perpetrators of spiritual abuse.
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