The Children of God: The Inside Story [Hardcover]

Deborah Davis (Author), Bill Davis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (May 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310278406
• ISBN-13: 978-0310278405
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Honest and Unsensational, November 17, 2003

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Tim Groff (Oaxaca, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Children of God: The Inside Story (Hardcover)

Though at times tedious, the book maintains it's interest by drawing the reader into the unimaginable web of hideous manipulation built by an expert cult leader.

Deborah reveals the nature of cult leadership in a way that is believeable while at the same time unthinkable.

I picked up the book thinking to find a sensational inside view of a sex cult. What I found was very little sensationalism and keen insite into the workings of leadership - unfettered and unaccountable leadership.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An insiders true story, November 11, 2003

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Paul Wilcox (Gobowen, U.K.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Children of God: The Inside Story (Hardcover)

I found this book astounding. Born into a cult (run by her father) she herself was taken in by his incredible claims of being God`s end time prophet. Slowly however the truth began to dawn as she witnessed increasing mind control amongst the members and a massive trend towards complete immorality. Marriages were purposely broken up in order to keep individuals dependant on the leadership (a healthy marriage is a stronghold against these incursions). Homosexualiy and child sex was also encouraged. However, the most disturbing fact to emerge was the "chanelling" or contact with spirits (demons) These demons would control every aspect of the members life. An amazing story of one womans pilgrimage out of extreme darkness and into the light.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative Expose on the Children of God, April 7, 2002

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Melissa M. Boutz (Manhattan, KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Children of God: The Inside Story (Hardcover)

I read this book for a course on American Cults, and found it very informative. The author speaks solely from her own experiences, and gives good advice for dealing with and helping people in cults. At times, I think she includes too much of her own opinion, but then I realize that one of the purposes for the book is to share how she dealt with cult life and post-cult life. I hope her experiences have helped others deal with and overcome similar situations.