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We too / Mary DeMuth.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Harvest House Publishers, 2019Description: 222 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780736979184
  • 0736979182
Subject(s):
Contents:
The exam room, the back door, and the dance floor -- Understanding our roots -- Rape: the biblical conundrum -- The revolutionary responder: Jesus -- Abuse in the church over the centuries -- Interpreting the present -- The power of secrets -- The persuasiveness of bad theology -- The pervasiveness of porn -- The problem of perpetrators -- The passivity of the church -- Shaping what's next -- A necessary education -- A nuanced cultural shift: from how-to to #Metoo -- A new pathway forward -- A prophetic imagination.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 261.8327 D389 Available 33111009681897
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Timely and necessary...This book is not only a warning. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to live out the gospel we so passionately proclaim. And it starts with listening."--J.D. Greear, President of the Southern Baptist Convention



Time's Up: Addressing the Unspoken Crisis in the Church



We like to think the church is a haven for the hurting. But what happens when it's not?



Author and advocate Mary DeMuth urges the church she loves to rise up and face the evil of sexual abuse and harassment with candor and empathy. Based on research and survivors' stories, along with fierce fidelity to Scripture, DeMuth unpacks the church's response to sexual violence and provides a healthy framework for the church to become a haven of healing instead of an institution of judgment.



In the throes of the #MeToo movement, our response as Christians is vital. God beckons us to be good Samaritans to those facing trauma and brokenness in the aftermath of abuse and provide safe spaces to heal. DeMuth advocates for a culture of honesty and listening and calls on the church to enter the places where people are hurting. In the circle of that kind of empathetic #WeToo community, the church must become what it's meant to be--a place of justice and healing for everyone.

Includes bibliographical references.

The exam room, the back door, and the dance floor -- Understanding our roots -- Rape: the biblical conundrum -- The revolutionary responder: Jesus -- Abuse in the church over the centuries -- Interpreting the present -- The power of secrets -- The persuasiveness of bad theology -- The pervasiveness of porn -- The problem of perpetrators -- The passivity of the church -- Shaping what's next -- A necessary education -- A nuanced cultural shift: from how-to to #Metoo -- A new pathway forward -- A prophetic imagination.

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