Description
Book SynopsisThis work aims to dispel the myth that "abuse does not happen in 'my' church". It uses stories of abuse and survival to help the reader examine the connections among abuse, religious beliefs, and the church and to remind them that abuse is not confined to any singular group of people.
Trade ReviewSet us Free opens for the Church a powerful window into the experience of abuse survivors as the struggle to find help and hope within the Christian faith and its congregations. * American Journal Of Pastoral Counseling *
. . . this book is a helpful introduction to those believers who are unaware of the public health crisis that abuse represents in North America and the way denial and silence in congregations makes them complicit in this terribly destructive behavior. * Family Ministry *
. . . this book is a helpful introduction to those believers who are unaware of the public health crisis that abuse represents in North America and the way denial and silence in congregations makes them complicit in this terribly destructive behavior. * Family Ministry *
Set us Free opens for the Church a powerful window into the experience of abuse survivors as the struggle to find help and hope within the Christian faith and its congregations. * American Journal Of Pastoral Counseling *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements Part 2 Background Chapter 3 No Safe Place Part 4 Survivors Speak Out Chapter 5 In the Name of God: How Religion was Used to Justify Abuse Chapter 6 When Churches Deny, Victimization Escalates: Response of the Church Chapter 7 They Pay, You Pay, We All Pay: The Effect of Abuse on the Victim Chapter 8 Why, God?: Abused's Attitudes Toward Religion and Church Chapter 9 Supportive Ventures: How the Church Can Help Part 10 Summary Chapter 11 In Other Words... Chapter 12 Appendix A: The Survivors Chapter 13 Appendix B: The Interview Schedule Chapter 14 Endnotes; Index; Scripture Index
