Abuse and the Church: Appreciating Pastors who Tackle Hard Issues
I try very hard not to dominate conversations when the topic turns to gender and faith. I really do! But when a pastor came to
I try very hard not to dominate conversations when the topic turns to gender and faith. I really do! But when a pastor came to
The phone rings twice before she answers, after reaching for it in her purse, “Hello?” She was on the bench behind me in a moderately
Twenty-three years ago an economist from India, Amartya Sen, reported the largest human holocaust in all of history. His research showed that over 100 million
Like many churches, ours on Boston’s North Shore is invested in a mission in a developing country. In our case, we support a school in
A dramatic statement in a United Nations document in 1980 has often been repeated: “Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours, produce half of
Of all the social problems confronted by the church, domestic violence is surely one of the most misunderstood and mismanaged by church leaders. I still
Christian caregivers are to be commended for seeking to provide assistance to the survivors of child sexual abuse. However, we must be aware of a
I have had a burden for women for about ten years, but, with my African background of marginalization and oppression of women, I had failed
An important point out of which spring many of our contemporary problems in relation to gender justice is our failure to start from the right
Introduction Gender does not exist alone, but is, in fact, a social construct.1 A woman is part of a community that defines and shapes the