LEADER 04114oam 2200661I 450 001 9910828327603321 005 20240404181737.0 010 $a1-317-78625-4 010 $a1-315-80834-X 010 $a1-317-78626-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315808345 035 $a(CKB)3710000000117228 035 $a(EBL)1694439 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001225287 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12524380 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225287 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11268118 035 $a(PQKB)11355198 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1694439 035 $a(OCoLC)897458957 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000117228 100 $a20180706e20091996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRighteous religion $eunmasking the illusions of Fundamentalism and authoritarian Catholicism /$fKathleen Y. Ritter, Craig W. O'Neill 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 300 $aFirst published 1996 by the Haworth Press. 311 $a0-7890-6017-5 311 $a0-7890-6016-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Religious Illusions; Authoritarian Religion; Growing Pains; Claiming Your Own Voice; PART ONE: ILLUSIONS ABOUT RIGHTEOUS RELIGION; Chapter 1. Toward an Authentic Voice; Voice; Illusions and the Emergence of the Real Self; Chapter 2. Religion as the Fortress of Absolute Truth; The Catholic Church as God; Fundamentalism and the Voice of God; Chapter 3. Religion as a Parent; Protector; Provider; Comforter; Educator/Guide; Repository of History; Summary; Chapter 4. Six Illusions of Religion as the Good Parent 327 $aInclusion/Exclusion?Fear; Guilt; Unworthiness and Shame; Containing Emotions; Creation of Dependency; Summary; Chapter 5. Clergy as Healthy Parents; Emotional Makeup; Role Overload; Conclusion; PART TWO: ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY; Introduction; Chapter 6. What Will People Think?; Chapter 7. To Thine Own Self Be Untrue; Loyalty; Rules; Chapter 8. Spinning a Web; Chapter 9. Scapegoating; Chapter 10. Shadow Carriers; Chapter 11. A Disowned Past; Chapter 12. Don't Rock the Boat; Chapter 13. Caught in the Middle; Chapter 14. Business as Usual; Chapter 15. Speaking with Forked Tongue 327 $aChapter 16. Challenges to the Power StructurePART THREE: CLAIMING YOUR OWN VOICE; Chapter 17. Grieving Illusions; Grieving Illusions; The Story of Maria and Steve; Moving Toward the Real Self; Conclusion; Chapter 18. Living with Paradox; The Story of Maria and Steve: Continued; From Incompleteness to Integration; Conclusion; Chapter 19. Transforming Illusions; God; Recapturing the Sacred; Conclusion; Reference Notes; Index 330 $aWhy are so many individuals discouraged, at spiritual dead ends, even when they are active participants in their churches? Righteous Religion exposes the authoritarian misuse of Christian teaching that often leaves its members ignored, chastised, or belittled. This new book offers hope for anyone who has struggled with disillusionment in the face of an unbending religious system. After unmasking a bewildering network of illusions that operate beneath the surface of Fundamentalism and dogmatic Catholicism, the authors help readers find their own voices of truth. This is a candid book that analy 606 $aReligious fanaticism$xCatholic Church 606 $aFundamentalism 606 $aFaith development 606 $aChristianity$xPsychology 615 0$aReligious fanaticism$xCatholic Church. 615 0$aFundamentalism. 615 0$aFaith development. 615 0$aChristianity$xPsychology. 676 $a270.8/29 676 $a270.829 700 $aRitter$b Kathleen$g(Kathleen Yost),$0888698 701 $aO'Neill$b Craig$01655421 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828327603321 996 $aRighteous religion$94007839 997 $aUNINA