Wednesday, July 03, 2013

A Frank Analysis of "The Child Catchers"

The new book The Child Catchers delivers aggressive criticism of the growing Christian orphan care movement. Author Kathryn Joyce provides important warning regarding potential hazards, excesses and blind spots within the movement.  
At the same time, the book’s overarching narrative and many of its claims often distort more than they reveal. Thoughtful orphan advocates would do well to 1) Listen carefully to the book’s criticism; 2) Affirm its condemnations of misguided compassion; and 3) Confront the book’s many caricatures, half-truths and misrepresentations directly and graciously.
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