In Defense of Biblical Chastisement Author:Michael Pearl From the back cover: Historically, parents in all nations and cultures have employed what is often called corporal punishment as part of their child training methods. In the last 50 years this practice has increasingly been called into question. Some western societies are regulating it while others are making it illegal. This trend toward the ab... more »olition of corporal punishment is paralleled by a denegration of parent/child relationships, and by an increasing unruliness of youth. The very foundations of society have befcome unstable and chaotic. Never before in history have children been as disrespectful to their parents and of authority in general. It is interesting that the deterioration of discipline parallels the abandonment of traditional child training methods, including spanking... Michael Pearl brings clear understanding back into a confusing and often misunderstood subject. After firmly laying the biblical foundation for chastisement, he then answers the question, ''How do I apply corporal chastisement properly?'' Finally, Michael draws our attention to the effectiveness of Biblical chastisement demonstrated in those families that practice it as taught. Booklet size: 4''x8.5'', 29 pages.« less