Behind the Scenes : The True Face of the Fake Faith Healers [Paperback]

Yves Brault (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Behind the Scenes is a startling examination of the fraud and deceit present in some of the most popular chaismatic ministries. Yves Brault gained this knowledge first-hand when he attended Benny Hinn's church in Orlando, Florida. Unexpectedly, he discovered the source of Hinn's healing power: mesmerism.

This book explains mesmerism and exposes his followers-Benny Hinn, Kathryn Kuhlman, and Aimee Semple McPherson. It also includes a number of popular preachers such as Rodney Howard-Browne, Morris Cerullo, and John Avanzini. Finally, it examines the School of Prophets whose main proponents are Bill Hamon, Bernard Jordan, Randi and Cathy Lechner.

It is a must for those who have been hurt, a red flag for those who are involved in these movements, and a road map for those who think they'll never get caught.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Behind the Scenes...documents comparisons between modern-day healing phenomena and manifestations, and what Franz Mesmer produced through suggestion and hypnotism..." -- Personal Freedom Outreach

"One of the most revealing books I've ever read concerning the corruption among televangelists, faith healers, and revivalists..." -- Christian Liberty

About the Author

Yves Brault exposes faith healers and false prophets, and alerts people about their alluring teachings and practices that might seduce them.

Brault, a native of Montreal, Canada, is a self-employed translator/writer/interpreter. He incorporates video showing in his speaking engagements.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Firstpublish.Inc; 2nd edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929925182
• ISBN-13: 978-1929925186
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truth and Discernment, April 19, 2000

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Jason Engwer (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behind the Scenes: The True Face of the Fake Faith Healers (Hardcover)

Love can't be separated from truth (1 Corinthians 13:6). Discernment is a sign of maturity (Philippians 1:9). If somebody like Benny Hinn is misleading people, that should concern anybody who claims to be a follower of the God of truth (John 4:24). I would recommend Yves Brault's book even to those who are already familiar with the writings of people like Hank Hanegraaff. While Hank Hanegraaff, Dave Hunt, and others have documented some of the false teachings and false prophecies of Benny Hinn, John Avanzini, etc., Yves Brault also presents a side of these men that you won't see on their television programs. Brault attended Benny Hinn's church, and through Hinn's ministry came into contact with other ministries as well. What Brault's story reveals is a pattern of dishonesty, irresponsibility, and carelessness among some of the most popular televangelists and alleged faith healers. The problem isn't just false teaching and false prophecy. There are moral problems as well, and a lot of the alleged miracles, if not all of them, seem to be fraudulent. If you've read a book like Hank Hanegraaff's Christianity in Crisis (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House, 1997), get Yves Brault's book for a more specific, more personal perspective. If you think that the errors of men like Benny Hinn and Rodney Howard-Browne are insignificant, read Brault's book. It's an antidote to today's ecumenical confusion.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Revelations or revenge?, July 6, 2001

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Janet Casterline (Anderson, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind the Scenes: The True Face of the Fake Faith Healers (Hardcover)

I am not a follower of any faith healer. In fact, I look for any information about exploitation of people by false methods of healing. The title of this book, BEHIND THE SCENES, THE TRUE FACE OF THE FAKE HEALERS led me to believe that information would be given by investigators who had researched and observed false practices in the area of healing. Instead, I found the content to be a complaint by the author of his being ignored by Benny Hinn (this occasion being mentioned repeatedly) and a rambling treatise about many various healers with no objective reporting at all. He wanders through his own personal troubles, again emphasizing how he has not found acceptance in the "healing community" that he would like to find. I found that the money spent on this book was a total waste!

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Heart-rending account, but ultimately of little value..., December 12, 2002

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www.DavidLRattigan.com (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behind the Scenes: The True Face of the Fake Faith Healers (Hardcover)

Yves Brault's expose of Benny Hinn (and a few others in the process) certainly tugs at the heart-strings. If his account is truthful, the way he and his family (and many others) were treated by Hinn and his ministry is scandalous. There is certainly no reason why the story couldn't be true: Unfortunately, most of Brault's evidence is anecdotal and undocumented, which leaves it pretty much his word against Hinn's for the most part. It is also largely a tirade against Hinn for the way he was personally treated, rather than a thorough expose of faith healers (one or two chapters draw parallels with the hypnotic technique of Anton Mesmer, and there are also a few "fake healings" reported). Thus, Brault's narrative is awash with subjective statements such as when he recounts the story of Hinn having an elderly woman removed from the auditorium for coughing during his sermon, where he states that Hinn gave the lady a "hateful look" as he gestured for his bodyguards to escort her away. Exactly what constitutes a hateful look? Is it always distinguishable from mere annoyance? Of course not. A man (like Brault) with a bee in his bonnet about Hinn is bound to interpret an expression of mild dissatisfaction as intense hatred. Then, of course, we move away from objective reporting and toward personal ill-feeling. Fair enough, but Brault cannot expect it to be taken as anything other than it is: One man's story; one man's interpretation.

I have no reason to defend Hinn or other healing evangelists of his ilk. On the contrary, I positively loathe what they do and the deceptions the perpetrate. But this (rather poorly edited) book is, in the final analysis, of little concrete value. People who hate Hinn will believe every word; people who love Hinn will deny every word. Neither side will be able to prove anything. Behind the Scenes will convince those who want to be convinced, and will elicit only anger and staunch denial from those who do not want to be convinced.