The story is ugly, and Hill is unsparing in his reportage. But more, he offers thoughtful notes on how cults work ... A compelling study of the meeting of religious zealotry with the cult of personality.
A hair-raising chronicle ... After painting a vivid portrait of the ACMTC’s operations, Hill details its slow collapse ... Drawing on firsthand accounts and the history of fundamentalism, this rigorous study of religious abuse isn’t easy to shake. Readers will be haunted.
