The Weigh Is Narrow
As former employees claim they were pressured to join Shamblin's church, the Weigh Down Workshop leader attempts to clarify her stance on the Trinity.
By Jody Veenker | posted 9/01/2000 12:00AM
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Shamblin and Weigh Down have been profiled in Beliefnet, The Washington Post,The Abilene Reporter-News, The Holland Sentinel, U.S. News and World Report, Charisma magazine, World magazine (which profiled the diet this year and in 1997), ReligionToday, and Christianity Today sister publication Today's Christian Woman. For a brief overview from Shamblin's perspective, read an article she wrote at the Christian Broadcasting Network's site.
You can listen to a reading from Shamblin's Rise Above, read her biography, or chat about her diet plan at Ann Online.
View the official Weigh Down Diet site.
Christopher Hall's Christianity Today article "Adding Up the Trinity | What is stimulating the renewed interest in what many consider the most enigmatic Christian doctrine?" appeared in our April 28, 1997 print issue.
Preacher T.D. Jakes was also recently criticized for his view of the Trinity.
Britannica.com has an article on "Attempts to define the Trinity."
Previous Christianity Today stories about Shamblin and dieting include:
Gwen in the Balance | Thomas Nelson cancels book contract with Weigh Down author over her controversial comments rejecting the Trinity. (Sept. 9, 2000)
The Weigh & the Truth | Christian dieting programs—like Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Diet—help believers pray off the pounds. But what deeper messages are they sending about faith and fitness? (Aug. 25, 2000)
'Judge Us by Our Fruits' | The founder of Weigh Down responds to her critics. (Aug. 25, 2000)
Rx for Gluttony | Even Christian diet experts rarely talk about it anymore. But the early monks did, and for good reason. (Aug. 28, 2000)
Evangelicals Embrace Vegetarian Diet | Christians are flocking toward the Hallelujah Diet as a healthier way of life. (Sept. 6, 1999)
Was the Messiah a Vegetarian? | PETA tries to win Christians to a "nonviolent" diet. (Aug. 9, 1999)
Hungry for God | Why more and more Christians are fasting for revival. (Apr. 15, 1999)
How Healthy Is Fasting? | Physicians and clergy alike say fasting is as good for the body as it is for the soul. (Apr. 15, 1999)
The Fatted Faithful | Why the church may be harmful to your waistline. (Jan. 11, 1999)
Adventures in Fasting | I tried fasting, and instead of insights I got irritable. (March 2, 1998)
To Hell on a Cream Puff | Gluttony makes you soft and lovable. It's the cute sin. (Nov. 13, 1995, posted online Aug. 29, 2000)
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