Inner Healing Movement
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General
Usually referred to as a counseling movement within the Christian church which involves various counseling methods that are basically used for the calling up of suppressed or hurtful memories in order to deal with them.
Agnes Sanford (1897-1982) is considered to be the mother of the Inner Healing Movement. She was the daughter of a Presbyterian missionary in China, and the wife of an Episcopal rector. Her first book, The Healing Light, is often considered classic in its field. Agnes is the mother of Jungian analyst, John "Jack" A. Sanford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sanford).
The inner healing movement is often compared and associated with Inner Healing, Healing of Memories, Theophostic Prayer Ministry (TPM), Recovered Memory Therapy (RMT), and Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA) and so some of these topics temporarily redirect here.
Related external links
- Biographical information on Agnes Sanford (http://cornerstone.wwwhubs.com/sanford.htm)
- Healing of Memories (http://www.else-egeland.org/abw2en.htm)
- The School of Pastoral Care (http://www.schoolofpastoralcare.net/) founded by Agnes Sanford and her husband
Arguments for
- Theophostic Prayer Ministries (http://www.theophostic.com/) - Official website of Ed Smith, founder of the Theophostic counseling method
- Elijah House Inc. (http://www.elijahhouse.org/) - Official website of John Loren and Paula Sandford
- Overcoming Past Trauma (http://www.salem.on.ca/html/Overcoming_Past_Trauma.htm) by Judy Cook
- Cornerstone Christian Counselling Centre (http://www.cornerstonechristian.ca/) located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Healing of Memories (Theophostic Counselling) (http://aibi.gospelcom.net/aibi/phostic.htm) by John Edmiston
- International Association for Theophostic Ministry (http://www.tpassociation.com/)
- A Comprehensive Guide to Deliverance and Inner Healing (http://home.earthlink.net/~johnswitzer/books/DeliveranceandInnerHealing.html)
Arguments against
- Biblical Discernment Ministries (http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/inheal.htm)
- Apologetics Index (http://www.apologeticsindex.org/) (founded by Anton and Janet Hein)
- Inner Healing (http://www.apologeticsindex.org/i01.html) by Anton Hein
- Theophostic Counseling: Dr. Ed Smith's Theophostic Ministries (http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c55.html)
- AlohaBibleNet (http://www.alohabible.net/) Ministries (founded by William P. Tisdale)
- The Sufficiency of Scripture over Theophostic Counseling (http://www.bibleriches.org/archives/theophostic.html) by William P. Tisdale
- Psychoheresy Awareness Ministries (http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/) (founded by Martin & Deidre Bobgan)
- Theophostic Ministry (http://web.archive.org/web/20020816070205/www.psychoheresy-aware.org/tpmin104.html)
- Abusing Memory (http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/abusemem.html): The Healing Theology of Agnes Sanford by Dr. Jane Gumprecht
- Inner Healing (http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/inner82.html)
- TheoPhostic Counseling: Divine or What? (http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/ga_tpc76.html) by Gary Almy, M.D.
- Theological Critiques of Theophostic Ministry (http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/mmtpc105.html)
- A Biblical Evaluation of Theophostic Ministry (http://www.cefcelverson.org/theophostic.htm) by the staff of Community Evangelical Free Church (http://www.cefcelverson.org/)
- Theophostic© Counseling (http://www.religioustolerance.org/theophostic.htm) by Bruce A Robinson of Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (http://www.religioustolerance.org/)
- Behind the Badge of a Deputy Sheriff (http://www.behindthebadge.net/) (founded by Ralph Dettwiler)
- I get concerned when we criticize things like Theophostic Ministries (http://www.behindthebadge.net/apologetics/discuss116.html)
- I believe your thoughts on Theophostic ministry are out of ignorance (http://www.behindthebadge.net/apologetics/discuss142.html)
- CROSS + WORD Christian Research (http://www.banner.org.uk/)
- RESURRECTING PAGAN RITES (http://www.banner.org.uk/pk/pkmm3.html) Part 3: THE NEW GNOSTICS
- Way of Life Literature (http://www.wayoflife.org/) founded by David W. Cloud
- INNER HEALING: ILLUMINATION OR ILLUSION? (http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/inner.htm)
- Demoniac Dementia (http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/dementia.htm) by Miles J. Stanford
- The Christian Sentinel (http://www.cultlink.com/sentinel/) - founded by Bill Alnor
- John Sandford - The Ecumenical Prophet (http://www.cultlink.com/sentinel/sandford.html) by Jackie Alnor
- Christian Research Ministries (http://www.crmspokane.org/) founded by Greg DesVoignes
- Transformation Of The Inner man and Inner Healing Philosophies (http://www.crmspokane.org/transformation.htm)
Arguments neither
- Christianity Today (http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/002/19.18.html)
- Counseling Insights From Sandfords (http://regions.ivcf.org/academic/352)
Related books
Books for
- Ed. M. Smith, "Healing Life's Deepest Hurts: Let the Light of Christ Dispel the Darkness in Your Soul," Vine Books, (2003) ISBN 1569553416
- Ed M. Smith and E. James Wilder, "Keeping your ministry out of court: Avoiding unnecessary litigation while ministering to emotionally hurting people."
Books against
- Martin & Deidre Bobgan, "TheoPhostic Counseling: Divine Revelation" or Psycho Heresy?," Eastgate Publishers, (1999) ISBN 0941717151
- Jan Fletcher, "Lying Spirits: A Christian journalist's report on Theophostic® Ministry,"