This is an auction for FRACTURED FAMILIES: THE STORY OF A MELBOURNE CHURCH CULT, by Morag Zwartz.

"FRACTURED FAMILIES tells the story of a para-church group, the Fellowship, which draws its members from Melbourne's inner east. For about 60 years, those in the Fellowship were dispersed around local Presbyterian and Anglican churches, meeting during the week and on weekends to hear sermons, confess their sins and strive for holiness. At some point in the 1990s membership was consolidated into three Presbyterian churches, including Trinity Presbyterian church in Camberwell. It was during this late 1990s parish exodus that many in the wider church community suddenly became aware of the Fellowship's religious excesses: semi-arranged marriages, exclusivity, shunning of non-members, and intense secrecy. Drawing on an impressive range of sources, FRACTURED FAMILIES offers a thorough account of this group's origins, theology and activities. To declare a Christian group a cult as Zwartz does, is a serious and brave charge, particularly given the outward normality and respectability of Fellowship members. In the early chapters, Zwartz defines the parameters of cultish behaviour, marshalling persuasive evidence to substantiate her claims about the Fellowship. This impression of cultishness is consolidated in the last section of the book, when the author presents the stories of those, mostly ex-members, whose lives have been profoundly affected by the Fellowship. Her treatment of this material is particularly sensitive and makes for moving reading."

• Melbourne Age

See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_(Australia)

Paperback 2004.

191 pages.

Good condition.

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There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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