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Beyond abuse in the Christian home : raising voices for change / editors: Catherine Clark Kroeger, Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend. - Eugene, Or. : Wipf & Stock. ©2008. - xix, 233 p. : ill. ; ill. ; 23 cm.

pt. 1. Raising our voices: looking back --
A survivor looks back: what I wish pastors had known when I was looking for help / Julie Owens --
Raping Eve: facing the unrelenting fury of Adam / Dan Allender --
Calling the pastor / Al Miles --
One couples story of dramatic change / Karen McAndless-Davis, Bruce McAndless-Davis --
pt. 2. Raising our voices: assessing the contemporary scene --
Offering violent men help / Dan Schaefer --
Forgiveness and the Christian Community / Martha Thorson --
I am not violent: men's experience in Group / Barbara Fisher-Townsend, Nancy Nason-Clark, Lanette Ruff, Nancy Murphy --
Searching for the missing puzzle piece: the potential of faith in changing violent behavior / Barbara Fisher-Townsend --
The role of regret / Lanette Ruff --
Overcoming sexual addictions / Marjorie Kroeger --
It's everybody's business / Irene Sevcik, Marlette Reed --
pt. 3. Raising our voices: the prophetic call for future action --
When terror strikes the Christian home / Nancy Nason-Clark --
Theological reflections on the prophetic call / Elizabeth Gerhardt --
Raising our voices / Joyce Holt --
The rebuke of peace / Catherine Clark Kroeger --
Conclusion / Catherine Clark Kroeger, Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Church work with dysfunctional families.
Church work with abused women.
Family violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Wife abuse--Religious aspects--Christianity.

LC Class. No.: HV6626 / .B49 2008