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Sexual abuse in Christian homes and churches / Carolyn Holderread Heggen ; foreword by Marie M. Fortune. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heggen, Carolyn Holderread, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adult child sexual abuse victims--Pastoral counseling of.
- Adult child sexual abuse victims.
- Sexually abused children--Pastoral counseling of.
- Sexually abused children.
- Child sexual abuse--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Child sexual abuse.
- Child sexual abuse--Prevention.
- Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Sex.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 p. ) port. ;
- Place of Publication:
- Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Sexual abuse : what is it and why is it wrong?
- The victim and resultant issues
- Denial, incidence, and factors related to abuse
- The perpetrator
- Religious beliefs and abuse
- Pastoral abuse
- Repentance, restitution, forgiveness, and reconciliation
- Congregational responses to abuse
- Making worship sensitive to survivors
- Preventing sexual abuse
- Congregational role in developing healthy sexuality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-206).
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-585-26201-2
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