The «context
of Scripture» became the primary determining factor in defining what the Bible is... The conservatives» reaction was also problematic in that it implicitly assumed what their opponents also assumed: the Bible, being the word
of God, ought to be historically accurate in all its details (since God would not lie or make errors) and
unique its own setting (since God's word is revealed, which implies a specific
type of uniqueness)... Conservatives have tended to employ a strategy
of selective engagement, embracing
evidence that seems to support their assumptions... but retreating from
evidence that seems to undercut these assumptions.»
Egeland and Sroufe1 pointed out the dramatically negative impact
of neglecting or abusive maternal behavior for attachment and personality development, for which they accumulated
unique prospective
evidence in later phases
of the Minnesota study.2 What do we know about the association between child maltreatment and attachment, what are the mechanisms linking maltreatment with attachment insecurity and disorganization, and what
type of attachment - based interventions might be most effective?