Biblical & Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence Kroeger, Catherine Clark Nason-Clark, Nancy text xx Downers Grove, IL IVP Books 2002 9999 Rev. ed. monographic und eng

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249 p. ; 22 cm. The prevalence and severity of abuse against women -- Beginning to respond -- Growing in compassion -- Steeple to shelter: paving the pathway -- Searching the scriptures -- Man and woman: dimensions of their union -- Does the suffering of an abused woman bring salvation to her husband? -- A concern for the Christian family?: the dangers of idolization and idealization -- Repentance and forgiveness -- Issues of abuse and authority -- Good news for and about abusers -- The biblical option of divorce -- What can church folk do? -- Taking action: web-based and print resources to assist pastors and congregations. Catherine Clark Kroeger, Nancy Nason-Clark Church work with dysfunctional families.Family violence Religious aspects Christianity BV4438.5 .K76 2010 97808308383870830838384 231021