Responding to Abuse in Christian Homes

by Nason-Clark, Nancy; Kroeger, Catherine Clark; Fisher-townsend, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9781610971782
• ISBN10: 1610971787
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-04
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

Domestic abuse is a horror. It lurks beneath the surface of our collective existence, sometimes raising its ugly head where least expected-in the church or within families of faith.

Author Biography

Nancy Nason-Clark is Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada. She is the author of many books including, The Battered Wife: How Christians Confront Family Violence (1997), No Place for Abuse: Biblical and Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence (2nd edition, 2010; with Catherine Clark Kroeger), and Refuge from Abuse: Hope and Healing for Abused Religious Women (2004; with Catherine Clark Kroeger). Catherine Clark Kroeger was Adjunct Associate Professor of Classical and Ministry Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. With James Beck she edited Women, Abuse, and the Bible (1996), and with Mary Evans she edited the IVP Women's Bible Commentary (2002). She is a co-founder of Christians for Biblical Equality, and with her late husband Richard Clark Kroeger, she wrote Suffer Not a Woman (1992). Barbara Fisher-Townsend is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada. Since 2005 she has been involved in the Lilly funded RAVE Project. She co-edited Beyond Abuse in the Christian Home: Raising Voices for Change (2008). At present, she is working on a co-authored book manuscript with Nancy Nason-Clark on religious men who act abusively.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. xiii
The Call to Peace and Safety
Gratitude	p. 2
Let us Grow up unto Him in all Things	p. 3
The Shepherd's Conduct-Putting Scripture into Practice	p. 12
Calling the Evangelical Church to Truth-Domestic Violence and the Gospel	p. 28
ôChanging Men, Changing Livesö-Calling Men to Peace	p. 47
Calling Women to Safety	p. 59
ôPeace Upon This Houseö-Issues of Submission and Substance	p. 76
Calling Couples to Accountability-It's in the House	p. 87
Barriers to Peace and Safety
The Road Within	p. 98
Acting Abusively in the Household of Faith	p. 101
The Needs of Immigrant Families	p. 117
Notes from the Pastor's Office	p. 138
Notes from the Shelter	p. 147
Removing the Barriers and Bringing Peace
Stained Glass	p. 158
Peace, Peace When There is no Peace-Looking Past Flimsy Whitewashed Walls	p. 159
Finding their Voices and Speaking Out-Research amongst Women of Faith in Western Canada	p. 169
Learning from Victim Voices-Defining the Church as a ôSafeö Place for Abuse Response	p. 190
Resources for Pastors and Church People-The RAVE Project	p. 199
Building Bridges between Clergy and Community-based Professionals	p. 215
Seminary Students and Domestic Violence-Applying Sociological Research	p. 231
Conclusion-Carrying the Torch Forward	p. 247
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