Spare the Child
The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
$34.39
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
3 March 1992
Summary
In this rare work of scholarship, “the subject of physical discipline enters our minds and hearts in a new way, and we are forced to imagine a world in which the hitting of a child is against the laws of both man and God” (Chicago Tribune).
“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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679733386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679733388 |
| Author: | Philip J. Greven |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 1992 |
| Weight: | 323g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“The great value of Spare the Child lies in its shock of awareness. The subject enters our minds and hearts in a new way, and we are forced to imagine a world in which the hitting of a child is against the laws of both man and God.” —Chicago Tribune
“The force of Greven’s case serves to drive the reader to the book’s conclusion….You cannot read [it] without reviewing your most fundamental attitudes about human behavior.” —The New York Times
“An imaginative and impassioned book.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A gift from an enlightened historian to every person. It provides us with crucial information ignored or silenced throughout the world. A step toward a more enlightened and peaceful society.” —Alice Miller, author of For Your Own Good
Philip J. Greven
Philip Greven, professor of history at Rutgers University, is the author of “Four Generations” and “Child-Rearing Concepts, 1628-1861.”
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