Women, Abuse, and the Bible by Catherine Clark Kroeger

Women, Abuse, and the Bible by Catherine Clark Kroeger

Why are spouse and child abuse so frighteningly common in the church? According to the findings of this book's contributors, the main reason stems from misuse and misunderstanding of the Bible's teachings on headship and submission.

Based on a Christians for Biblical Equality conference, Women, Abuse, and the Bible shows that many abusers see no conflict between their behavior and their Christian beliefs. Some abusers even justify their behavior by citing biblical passages and religious principles.

With input from counselors, biblical scholars, an abuser, and survivors, this eye-opening book will:

--Compel Christians to recognize the existence of domestic violence.

--Offer practical and creative pathways to healing.

--Challenge churches to honestly address the issues of domestic, verbal, and clergy abuse, emotional cruelty, sexual harassment, and rape.

This book speaks frankly of the way that the Bible can be used to hurt or to heal, to disperse God's grace or to obstruct it. It serves as a source book for all Christians courageous enough to address the problem.

Beck, James R.: - James R. Beck (Ph.D., Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is professor of counseling at Denver Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of eight books, including Healing the Hurting: Giving Hope and Help to Abused Women and The Psychology of Paul.

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ISBN 13	9780801057076
ISBN 10	0801057078
Title	Women, Abuse, and the Bible
Author	Catherine Clark Kroeger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Baker Publishing Group
Year published	1996-12-01
Number of pages	255
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