Many Christians mally do face a set of problems that are unique to them. Many have grown up believing the myth that to be holy means you must be shiny clean on the outside even if you're miserably unhappy on the inside. Or that you must love everyone else even if you hate yourself. Growing up with such scriptural distortions often creates tension and guilt that becomes a legacy passed from generation to generation.

Through a groundbreaking and insightful analysis. De. Donald Sloat explores the dynamics of the dysfunctional Christian home by using the Adult Children of Alcoholics model as a beginning point. This book introduces the evangelical version of the alcoholic home's three rules (Don't talk. Don't trust, and Don't feeli to explain the pressure facing survivors of dysfunctional Christian bomes. These survivors are Adult Children of Evangelicals.