Spare the Child

The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Conflict Resolution, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Child Development, Abuse
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Author: Philip J. Greven, Jr. ISBN: 9780307773005
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: December 8, 2010
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Philip J. Greven, Jr.
ISBN: 9780307773005
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: December 8, 2010
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal beatings. This learned and deeply disturbing work of history examines both the religious roots of corporal punishment in America and its consequences -- in the minds of children, in adults, and in our national tendencies toward authoritarian and apocalyptic thinking. Drawing on sources as old as Cotton Mather and as current as today's headlines, Spare the Child is one of those rare works of scholarship that have the power to change our lives.

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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal beatings. This learned and deeply disturbing work of history examines both the religious roots of corporal punishment in America and its consequences -- in the minds of children, in adults, and in our national tendencies toward authoritarian and apocalyptic thinking. Drawing on sources as old as Cotton Mather and as current as today's headlines, Spare the Child is one of those rare works of scholarship that have the power to change our lives.

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