Sexual abuse in Christian homes and churches /
Sexual abuse in Christian homes & churches
Carolyn Hoderread Heggen ; foreword by Marie M. Fortune.
- Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, 2006.
- 208 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
Previously published by Herald Press, 1993
Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-206).
Sexual abuse : what is it and why is it wrong? -- Victim and resultant issues -- Denial, incidence, and factors related to abuse -- Perpetrator -- Religious beliefs and abuse -- Pastoral abuse -- Repentance, restitution, forgiveness, and reconciliation -- Congregational responses to abuse -- Making worship sensitive to survivors -- Preventing sexual abuse -- Congregational role in developing healthy sexuality.
1597525723 (pbk) 9781597525725 (pbk)
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Pastoral counseling of. Sexually abused children--Pastoral counseling of. Child sexual abuse--Religious aspects--Christianity. Child sexual abuse--Prevention. Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity.