Book Description
Nancy-Nason Clark and Catherine Clark Kroeger know the pain of women who have been abused, especially the unique pain of Christian women who thought it couldn't happen to them. In this straightforward, practical book they supply the answers to the questions you face: How do I know I need help? How much of my story should I tell? What help can I find in the community? What key steps will I need to take to get on with my life? How can I understand what help my abuser needs? How do I learn to trust God again?


From the Author
"We believe the Bible’s message is clear: God speaks out against violence. Peace and safety are the biblical building blocks for family living. When there is no peace or safety, a relationship is not healthy. The journey toward hope, healing and wholeness will be long and hard. . . . [But] on this path, victims are transformed into survivors. We invite you to begin the journey."


About the Author
Catherine Clark Kroeger is adjunct associate professor of classical and ministry studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She coedited (with James Beck) "Women, Abuse and the Bible and Healing and Hurting." Nancy Nason-Clark is professor of sociology at University of New Brunswick and author of "The Battered Wife: How Christians Confront Family Violence."


Excerpted from Refuge from Abuse: Healing and Hope for Abused Christian Women by Nancy Nason-Clark, Catherine Clark Kroeger. Copyright © 2004. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
"You may feel alone, abandoned and afraid. Maybe you are blaming yourself for the abuse you have suffered. Maybe you feel overwhelmed by shame. You may feel pressured to keep silent about all that has happened to you. What evergy you have is consumed by keeping up appearances, pretending that everything at home is all right. You may feel let down by your church and misunderstood by your closest friends. If only you could turn back the clock. If only you could make things better. If only you could protect the children. If only the violence would stop. "You are not along. Millions of women around the world, many of them Christian, have been hit or bullied by a man who promised before God that he would love and cherish his wife until death parted them. Still, most battered wives feel alone. Since abuse occurs behind closed doors, others in the community or at church don't see it happening. So victimes feel faceless and nameless. Silence and secrecy abound ..." (Page 13)

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Nancy Nason-Clark and Catherine Clark Kroeger know the pain of women who have been abused, especially the unique pain of Christian women who thought it couldn't happen to them.