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Preface | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xix |
Introduction | p. xxi |
Facing the Many Challenges of Healing and Helping | |
Understanding Sexual Abuse through the Social Sciences | |
Definitions and Prevalence Rates of Sexual Abuse: Quantifying, Explaining, and Facing a Dark Reality | p. 3 |
The Dynamics of the Sexually Abusing Family: A Family Systems Perspective | p. 13 |
Sexually Abusive Relationships: Their Kinds and Dynamics | p. 28 |
Characteristics and Typologies of Sex Offenders: Understanding Abusers and the Risks They Pose | p. 42 |
The Role of Dissociation in Sexual Abuse: Current Research and Approaches in Healing | p. 60 |
Wife Rape: Personal Realities and Hope for the Future | p. 74 |
The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Sexual Identity: Exploring the Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexual Identity | p. 90 |
Engaging Sexual Abuse through the Theological Disciplines | |
A Theology of Sexuality and its Abuse: Creation, Evil, and the Relational Ecosystem | p. 105 |
Sexual Abuse in the Old Testament: An Overview of Laws, Narratives, and Oracles | p. 136 |
Experiencing God's Healing Power: A New Testament Perspective on Sexual Abuse | p. 155 |
Forgiveness in Sexual Abuse: Denning Our Identity in the Journey Toward Wholeness | p. 169 |
Sexual Abuse and a Theology of Embodiment: Incarnating Healing | p. 186 |
The Nature of Evil in Child Sexual Abuse: Theological Consideration of Oppression and its Consequences | p. 197 |
Addressing Sexual Abuse through Pastoral Care | |
A Charge for Church Leadership: Speaking Out Against Sexual Abuse and Ministering to Survivors | p. 211 |
What Every Minister Should Know about Sexual Abuse: A Counselor Shares Some Concerns | p. 224 |
Spiritual Formation and the Sexually Abused: Redemptive Companionship | p. 235 |
Counseling the Abuse Victim: Integrating Evidence-based Practice Guidelines with Spiritual Resources | p. 248 |
Confronting Abuse: Fostering a Sense of Healthy Responsibility in the Abuser | p. 262 |
The Adult Survivor: What Healing Is and Is Not | p. 277 |
Healing the Wounded Heart through Ritual and Liturgy: Accompanying the Abused in their Healing | p. 293 |
The Effect of Sexual Abuse on a Woman's View of God: The Impact of Incest | p. 314 |
The Spouses of Adult Survivors: How to Respond Christianly | p. 325 |
Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors as Parents: Navigating a Difficult Path | p. 338 |
Appendices | |
Stories of Survivors | p. 357 |
Diane's Story | |
Dillon's Story | |
Mirandas Story | |
Sean's Story | |
Whitney's Story | |
Some Written Prayers for Survivors | p. 375 |
Web-based Resources | p. 403 |
Glossary | p. 411 |
Bibliography | p. 453 |
Contributors | p. 497 |
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