The Tragedy of Wife Abuse in the Christian Home Alsdurf, James creator Alsdurf, Phyllis text xx Downers Grove, Ill InterVarsity Press 1989 9999 monographic und eng

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168 p. ; 21 cm. A nightmare in the Christian home -- Who is the battered woman, and why does she stay? -- What kind of men abuse their wives? -- Evil: the heart of violence -- Blaming the victim -- Wife abuse and the submission of women -- The process of reconciliation -- Marriage, divorce and wife abuse -- The church and reconciliation -- Conclusion: violence in the land -- Appendix: The response of clergy to the problem of wife abuse. James Alsdurf & Phyllis Alsdurf Wife abuse—Religious aspects—Christianity.Wife abuse—United States.Christian women—Abuse of—United States HV6626 .A48 1989 97808308126390830812636 240419