Pastoral care instruction and observation from a therapist of
survivors of sexual abuse.
"The Abuse of Power is 'must' reading for clergy and
denominational officials.... Weaving case stories with theory,
Poling demonstrates that sexual abuse of children is not a private
matter, but very much a matter for society and church--a question
of structure and ideology, not just of individual character. He is
not afraid to tackle the tough question: Does the image of God
sacrificing Jesus on the cross contribute to abusive parent-child
relationships?...If pastors and church officials read this book the
church will change." --Karen Lebacqz, Pacific School of
Religion
"For the exploitation of women and children to stop, men must be
willing to break ranks with all forms of privilege that sanction
male dominance. James Poling does so by deconstructing his own
sense of male entitlement, by refusing to distance himself from
perpetrators, by allowing survivors of sexual and domestic violence
to speak with their own voices, by giving us profound words of
hope, and by articulating a powerfully healing theology wrought
through the depths of his own struggle with one of the worst evils
in our society. His courageous and compassionate work reveals the
love and hope that is born of solidarity across the boundaries of
gender, sexual orientation, race, and economics....The
psychological, political, spiritual, and theological power of this
book is such that all educators, ministers, therapists, and
Christians must read it." --Rita Nakashima Brock, Hamline
University
Chapter titles are: 1. Hearing the Silenced Voices 2. Power and
Abuse of Power 3. "Karen": Survivor of Sexual Violence 4. Stories
of Recovering Perpetrators 5. The Schreber Case: Methods of
Analysis 6. The Search for Self 7. The Search for Community 8. The
Search for God 9. Ministry Practice and Practical Theology
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