Sexual abuse in Christian homes and churches - Heggen, Carolyn Holderread, 1946- (Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, 2006)
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.
Previously published by Herald Press, 1993
Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-206).
Keywords: 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