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Set Us Free: What the Church Needs to Know from Survivors of Abuse
Ann W. Annis
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Description for Set Us Free: What the Church Needs to Know from Survivors of Abuse
Paperback. This 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. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRC; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
Set Us Free dispels the myth that "abuse does not happen in my church." This book uses the stories of abuse and survival to help the reader examine the connections among abuse, religious beliefs, and the church. Through these personal accounts, we are reminded that abuse is not confined to any singular group of people, nor is religion or the church immune. Through the voices of survivors, Set Us Free examines how religion has been used as a means to justify abuse, how the church has responded both positively and negatively to the issue, the long and short-term effects of ... Read more
Set Us Free dispels the myth that "abuse does not happen in my church." This book uses the stories of abuse and survival to help the reader examine the connections among abuse, religious beliefs, and the church. Through these personal accounts, we are reminded that abuse is not confined to any singular group of people, nor is religion or the church immune. Through the voices of survivors, Set Us Free examines how religion has been used as a means to justify abuse, how the church has responded both positively and negatively to the issue, the long and short-term effects of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
231g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761819059
SKU
V9780761819059
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About Ann W. Annis
Ann W. Annis is Assistant Director, Social Research Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Michelle R. Loyd-Paige, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Sociology & Social Work, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rodger R. Rice is Director of the Social Research Center and Professor of Sociology at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Reviews for Set Us Free: What the Church Needs to Know from Survivors of Abuse
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
. . . this book is a helpful introduction to those believers who are unaware of the public health crisis that abuse ... Read more
American Journal Of Pastoral Counseling
. . . this book is a helpful introduction to those believers who are unaware of the public health crisis that abuse ... Read more