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Book SynopsisThis workbook offers hope to women who are considering leaving their abusers and invites them to imagine and create a world without violence. By reinterpreting Biblical passages that are frequently used to justify domestic abuse, Bader encourages women to create a new world full of promise, strength, and self-development.
Trade ReviewI know of no other book that offers such a hopeful and practical resource for women leaving abusive relationships. It addresses many questions, corrects many misunderstandings, and provides sensible and sensitive guidelines for creating an interpersonal world free from abuse. It is also a powerful resource for women's advocates and for anti-violence activists. -- Nancy A. Naples, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, author of
Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis and Activist Research
This book is a passionate, insightful, well-researched and powerful resource for victims of domestic violence who are struggling to make the difficult choice between protecting their physical and emotional safety and maintaining good standing in their faith community. . . . For those victims who have felt pressured by their clergy to stay in a violent relationship, this book offers new insights and interpretations to demonstrate that leaving is a choice which does not violate Biblical text. -- Traci L. Hanger-Hoffman, M.A., L.S.W., psychotherapist
Please view this extraordinarily well-constructed workbook as a guide to develop positive thoughts that will translate into positive actions. . . . I wish it had been available to me when I needed it. It was helpful even twenty years later. -- Anonymous, a 1967 rape survivor and a 1970-1985 survivor of violent domestic abuse
Table of Contents
Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Chapter 1: Imagine a World in Which Not One Child Was Abused Chapter 6 Chapter 2: Imagine a World Without Domestic Violence Chapter 7 Chapter 3: Imagine a World Without Sexual Violation Chapter 8 Chapter 4: Imagine if Every Home in the World Were a Safe Place Chapter 9 Chapter 5: Imagine Yourself Modeled After These Strong Biblical Women Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Envision Life-Real Life Part 11 Endnotes Part 12 Works Cited Part 13 Further Readings Part 14 About the Author
