Battered into Submission

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HIDDEN VICT1MS.
Each year three to four millión women are severely assaulted by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends. Battery is the single major cause of injury to women. And Christians are not exempt. Women are being choked, spat upon, hit, pushed, bitten, dragged by the hair and kicked—by Christian husbands. Unfortunately, the church has all too often ignored this uncomfortable subject.
"Our marriage was so 'perfect' on the outside that few people believed that
I had been abused."
"I kept thinking that if I would do the right things, he wouldn't get angry."
"The pastor I spoke to, the counselor I saw, the family doctor—all Christians— preferred to believe that I was lying, or at least to blame for the trouble."
Citing their findings írom extensive research and summarizing eight years of interviews with victims, abusers and pastors, James and Phyllis Alsdurf provide a comprehensive treatment of this troubling topic. They show the psychological, spiritual and personal... Tovább

Fülszöveg

HIDDEN VICT1MS.
Each year three to four millión women are severely assaulted by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends. Battery is the single major cause of injury to women. And Christians are not exempt. Women are being choked, spat upon, hit, pushed, bitten, dragged by the hair and kicked—by Christian husbands. Unfortunately, the church has all too often ignored this uncomfortable subject.
"Our marriage was so 'perfect' on the outside that few people believed that
I had been abused."
"I kept thinking that if I would do the right things, he wouldn't get angry."
"The pastor I spoke to, the counselor I saw, the family doctor—all Christians— preferred to believe that I was lying, or at least to blame for the trouble."
Citing their findings írom extensive research and summarizing eight years of interviews with victims, abusers and pastors, James and Phyllis Alsdurf provide a comprehensive treatment of this troubling topic. They show the psychological, spiritual and personal impact of wife abuse and call the church to re-examine its role in addressing the issue.
"Mate abuse is a pressing issue. The Alsdurfs have produced a well-written, carefully documented yet easy to read book"
GARY COLLINS, psychologist and author
"This is not a comfortable book. But it is an important book."
COLLEEN TOWNSEND EVANS, author and speaker
"Attention, pastors! Here's a subject we can't afford to overlook, and written by a team and in a spirit which deserves a serious hearing."
JACK HAYFORD, pastor of The Church on the Way, Van Nuys, California
This is an essential tool for pastors, counselors and anyone who has been touched by the consequences of wife abuse.
James Alsdurf (Ph.D.) is a clinical and forensic psychologist for the Bureau of Commu-nity Corrections in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Phyllis Alsdurf is a writer and the former editor of Family Life Today magaziné. Vissza