In the Name of God: The True Story of the Fight to Save Children from Faith-Healing Homicide
Stauth, Cameron
ISBN 10: 1250005795 ISBN 13: 9781250005793
Published by Thomas Dunne Books, 2013
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A FINALIST FOR THE FRANCES FULLER VICTOR AWARD FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
An anonymous caller tells a detective in a small Oregon town that a woman has just bitten off a man's finger. But the man is not the victim, the caller says. The woman is. She's being held by a group of faith-healing fanatics who are trying to cure her depression with violent exorcisms. Then the detective gets an even more ominous message: Children in the church have been dying mysteriously for years, and now several more are in immediate peril.
The caller, a church insider, risks everything to work with detectives and prosecutors to stop faith-based child abuse, joined by a mother who'd suffered a faith-healing tragedy herself and dedicated her life to saving others from it. Masterfully written by Cameron Stauth, In the Name of God is the true story of the heroic mission that exposed the darkest secret of American fundamentalism, and the political deals that let thousands of children die at the hands of their own parents--legally.
Faith-healing abuse still continues around the country, but the victory in Oregon has lit the path to a better future, in which no child need die because of a parent's beliefs.
About the Author: Author or coauthor of twenty-five books, including several national and international bestsellers, Cameron Stauth has been hailed by The New York Times as "a tireless reporter and a talented and graceful writer." Stauth has earned widespread critical acclaim for his narrative nonfiction, and his books have been published in ten languages and sixteen countries. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his children, and is a member of the PEN American Center Freedom to Write Program.
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Title: In the Name of God: The True Story of the ...
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good