Violence Against Women and Children

Violence Against Women and Children Adams, Carol J. Additional Author mixed material bibliography New York Continum Publishing Company 1995 monographic en English Violence against women and children has reached epidemic proportions, harming thousands of individuals each year. Victims as well as perpetrators turn to their pastors for help; pastors turn to their seminaries and ash, "Why didn't you prepare me to deal with these all-too-common problems?" With this path-breaking anthology, Adams and Fortune assert the need for a comprehensive examination of sexual and domestic violence within Christian theological education. The primary aim of this substantive volume is to prepare more adequately those who minister directly with victims and perpetrators. How have scriptural interpretation and theological and pastoral conceptions of God, suffering, and forgiveness affected victims and perpetrators? Can the Christian faith provide a source that supports healing for victims and survivors. and accountability for the abusers? These are difficult and disturbing questions that both scholars and pastors. 261.8320826408303 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 261.832 Ada v E07004982 Non Fiction 261.832 Ada v Violence_Against_Women_and_Children.jpg 22881 2014-05-14 11:21:40 2026-02-20 17:30:43 machine generated