Research Catalog

Title

Sexual violence : the sin revisited / Marie M. Fortune.

Author

Fortune, Marie M.

Publication

Cleveland, Ohio : Pilgrim Press, c2005.

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Description

xxi, 280 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Originally published in 1983 as Sexual Violence: The Unmentionable Sin, this book is an updated combination of Fortune's experiences as a church educator, advocate for sexual abuse survivors, and pastor that answers a difficult question--How do we respond to sexual violence? With sexual violence no longer the "unmentionable" sin it was 20 years ago, and with much progress having been made in the ways we respond to sexual violence, Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited celebrates our changing consciousness but also continues to call religious leaders' and caregivers' attention to this pervasive constellation of problems.

Subject

• Church and social problems
• Church work with victims of crimes
• Sex crimes > Christianity
• Sex crimes > Moral and ethical aspects
• Sexual abuse victims > Rehabilitation
• Violence > Christianity

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: sexual violence is a sin -- The social construction of sexuality and sexual violence: a study in confusion -- Sexual violence: an uneven history of ethics and sin -- A new sexual ethic -- Scripture resources for reframing ethical approaches to sexual violence -- Just responses to the sin of sexual violence -- The healing power of justice -- What about forgiveness? -- Children and youth: to such belongs the Kingdom of God -- Wounded healers and bystander: the roles of the pastor -- Asking the Church to be the Church -- Epilogue: where do we want to go?

ISBN

0829816682 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2004065048

OCLC

57068304

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library