Bibliograph

I fired God, my life inside--and escape from--the secret world of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist cult, Jocelyn R. Zichterman with Kathy Passero

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I fired God, my life inside--and escape from--the secret world of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist cult, Jocelyn R. Zichterman with Kathy Passero

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-293)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I fired God

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

824670650

Responsibility statement

Jocelyn R. Zichterman with Kathy Passero

Sub title

my life inside--and escape from--the secret world of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist cult

Summary

"A compelling memoir and account of the Independent Fundamental Baptist Church ... which was founded by the fiery preacher Bob Jones. With several hundred thousand members, the IFB insists that congregants must not associate with members of other Baptist denominations and evangelicals. The church also emphasizes secrecy, insular marriages within the church, subservience for women, and unusual child-raising practices. In [this book] ... Zichterman systematically details the IFB's disturbing history, exposing a cultlike atmosphere of corruption, greed, and abuse."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Melissa Janz Fletcher -- Is the devil behind us or up ahead? -- My childhood in Wisconsin (1975-1985) -- Inside the world of the IFB -- The inner workings of the IFB Church -- Early years in Colorado (1985-1988) -- Struggling through the teen years (1988-1993) -- My college years (1993-1995) -- Marriage and motherhood, IFB style (1995) -- The homeschooling mom -- The "virtuous woman" -- The turning point -- The rocky road to freedom (2006) -- Breaking free -- From IFB to liberal -- The survivors' network -- Taking the cause nationwide -- TRACS and academic fraud -- What needs to change?

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