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The #metoo reckoning : facing the church's complicity in sexual abuse and misconduct / Ruth Everhart.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove, IL : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 251 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780830845828
  • 0830845828
Other title:
  • Me too reckoning
Subject(s):
Contents:
Power and patriarchy -- Silence and shame -- The system and secrecy -- Accountability and justice -- Purity culture and rape culture -- Betrayal and deceit -- Vulnerability and voice -- Apologies and amends -- Lamentation and clericalism -- A way forward.
Summary: "The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse in every sphere of society, including the church. But all too often, churches have been complicit in protecting abusers, reinforcing patriarchal power dynamics, and creating cultures of secrecy, shame, and silence. Disclosing candid stories of abuse, pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart offers God's hope to survivors while shining a light on the prevalence of sexual misconduct within faith communities"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

2020 Publishers Weekly Book of the Year - Religion

★ Publishers Weekly starred review. The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse and assault in every sphere of society, including the church. But victims are routinely ignored by fellow Christians who deny their accounts and fail to bring accountability to the perpetrators. All too often, churches have been complicit in protecting abusers, reinforcing patriarchal power dynamics, and creating cultures of secrecy, shame, and silence. Pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart shines a light on the prevalence of sexual abuse and misconduct within faith communities. She candidly discloses stories of how she and others have experienced assault in church settings, highlighting the damage done to individuals, families, and communities. Everhart offers hope to survivors as she declares that God is present with the violated and stands in solidarity with victims. Scriptural narratives like those of Tamar and Bathsheba carry powerful resonance in today's context, as do the accounts of Jesus' interactions with women. God is at work in the midst of this #MeToo moment to call the church to repentance and deliver us from violence against the vulnerable.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Power and patriarchy -- Silence and shame -- The system and secrecy -- Accountability and justice -- Purity culture and rape culture -- Betrayal and deceit -- Vulnerability and voice -- Apologies and amends -- Lamentation and clericalism -- A way forward.

"The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse in every sphere of society, including the church. But all too often, churches have been complicit in protecting abusers, reinforcing patriarchal power dynamics, and creating cultures of secrecy, shame, and silence. Disclosing candid stories of abuse, pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart offers God's hope to survivors while shining a light on the prevalence of sexual misconduct within faith communities"-- Provided by publisher.

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