Includes bibliographical references.

Opening the curtain of domestic violence -- Moving beyond the headship debate: is there common ground in storytelling -- Pollution in paradise: a snake in the garden of perfection -- Mutuality in living color: fashioning a marriage based on equality -- Abuse of power: perversions in the name of patriarchy -- What if women ruled the world? celebrating gender differences -- Was John Calvin a feminist? theologians and women's equality -- The rule of thumb: do women enjoy equal justice under the law? -- Standing against cultural misogyny: assessing ethnic differences? -- Fifty shades of rape: is there ever legitimate rape in marriage? -- Risky or reliable ? couples counseling for domestic abuse -- Two to tango? the burden of shame, blame, and guilt -- Vows of mutuality : Enjoy euqality in marriage -- Tackling the tough questions.

Tucker's husband was a preacher, and theirs was a Christian home-- until they were behind closed doors. There she was caught in a cycle of domestic violence; his physical abuse of women was based on his theological abuse of Scripture. Now Tucker offers hope for those caught in this cycle, and suggests ways to overcome the devastation it leaves behind.