The Prosperity Gospel Family Style: The Gothard Movement and Biblical Fundamentalism
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“One thing should be very clear, Bill Gothard and IBYC/IBLP was not a fundamentalist group. It was a broadly evangelical ministry.” - P&D
Shiny, Happy People is both true and false
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“While the series credibly exposes these horrors, it simultaneously conflates legitimate aspects of evangelical Christianity with the misguided systems of the IBLP and ultimately heads toward faith deconstruction. ” - World
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The Journey from Fear to Grace: A Review of Jinger Duggar Vuolo’s Becoming Free Indeed
“The Christian life was a treadmill, and I was constantly picking up the pace, pushing myself harder and harder. But like a treadmill, there was no destination, no arrival point that signaled the end of all that pushing. There was just … effort.” (116)
With these words Jinger Duggar Vuolo summarizes, in her new book Becoming Free Indeed, what life was like growing up in a family that adhered to the teachings of Bill Gothard.
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HSLDA founder Michael P. Farris criticizes the teachings of former ministry leaders Doug Phillips and Bill Gothard
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Homeschool leader disavows ‘patriarchy’
“[W]ith these recent scandals in view, we think it is now time to speak out,” wrote Farris, currently chairman of HSLDA, on the organization’s website. “[T]heir teachings continue to threaten the freedom and integrity of the homeschooling movement. … Frankly, we should have spoken up sooner.”
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Bill Gothard responds to allegations
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“More than a month after stepping down as president of the ministry he founded, Bill Gothard released a statement that attempts to respond” WORLD
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