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==Reception==
''[[Midwest Book Review]]'' wrote, "Twisted Scriptures is invaluable as a self-help guide and as a tool for families and friends to free loved ones from destructive groups."<ref name="midwest">{{cite news | title =Twisted Scriptures: A Path to Freedom from Abusive Churches | work =[[Midwest Book Review]] | publisher =[[Amazon.com|Amazon.com, Inc.]] | date =1997 | url =http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Scriptures-Freedom-Abusive-Churches/dp/0964958805 | accessdate =2009-12-09 }}</ref> Michelle K. Witowski of the ''[[Post-Tribune]]'' characterized ''Twisted Scriptures'' as "a book designed to free cult victims".<ref name="chapter" /> Leslie Malkin reviewed the book for ''What Magazine'', and commented: "Through the questioning of authority, putting biblical scriptures back into context and restoration of critical thinking, Chrnalogar also shows readers how to find the path to freedom."<ref name="malkin">{{cite journal | last =Malkin | first =Leslie | title = Twisted scriptures: a path to freedom from abusive churches | journal =What Magazine | volume =12 | issue =4 | pages =59 | publisher =What! Publishers Inc. | date =September-October 1998|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-30441400.html }}</ref> The [[Cult Awareness and Information Centre]] described the book as "valuable both as a self-help guide and as a tool for families and friends to free loved ones from destructive groups."<ref>{{cite news | title =Twisted Scriptures -A Path To Freedom from Abusive Churches | work =Cult Help and Information | publisher =[[Cult Awareness and Information Centre]] | date =2009 | url =http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=763&Itemid=8 | accessdate = 2009-12-08 }}</ref> Consultant on cults [[Rick Ross (consultant)|Rick Ross]] commented, "Within her book Chrnalogar examines in depth how destructive groups can manipulate the bible."<ref>{{cite news | last =Ross | first =Rick|authorlink=Rick Ross (consultant) | title =A Family cult? | work =Cult News | publisher =The Ross Institute Internet Archives | date =December 5, 2002 | url =http://www.cultnews.com/?cat=62 | accessdate = 2009-12-09}}</ref> Cult Information Services of Northeast Ohio called the book "A valuable 'do it yourself' approach to breaking the grip of a controlling church or discipling relationship."<ref>{{cite news | title =Twisted Scriptures: A Path to Freedom from Abusive Churches | work =CISNEO: Book Reviews | publisher = Cult Information Services of Northeast Ohio, Inc. (CISNEO) |___location=[[Akron, Ohio]] | date =2009 | url =http://www.cisneoinc.org/reviews.htm | accessdate =2009-12-09 }}</ref> ''Twisted Scriptures'' is used as a reference in books including the [[House of Bishops]] book ''Promoting a Safe Church: Policy for Safeguarding Adults in the Church of England'',<ref>{{cite book | last =[[House of Bishops]] | title =Promoting a Safe Church: Policy for Safeguarding Adults in the Church of England | publisher =Church House Publishing | year =2006 | page =22| isbn = 0715141090}}</ref> ''American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America'' published by [[Free Press (publisher)|Free Press]],<ref>{{cite book | last =Hedges | first =Chris | title =American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America | publisher =[[Free Press (publisher)|Free Press]] | year =2006 | page =224 | isbn =0743284437 }}</ref>
==See also==
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