Author: Barbara Roberts

I’m a survivor of marital abuse, spiritual abuse, organisational systemic betrayal, and non-consensual sexual attack. I’m a victim-theologian. I develop Christian doctrine using my insights as a survivor of abuse and supporter of other survivors.

The Nicolaitans were wife swappers who abandoned themselves to pleasure like goats

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According to Eusebius, Nicolaus was one of the first deacons and his conduct demonstrated self-control in the face of those pleasures that are eagerly pursued. But certain people twisted what Nicolaus had done to justify their own sexual licentiousness, and they became known as the sect of the Nicolaitans. Clement of Alexandria said the Nicolaitans… Continue reading The Nicolaitans were wife swappers who abandoned themselves to pleasure like goats

A plea to egalitarian academics and advocates in Christendom

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Cinderella scorned by her sisters and her mother

As Christians we are all called to prioritise the needs of widows and orphans. Abused wives are the equivalent of widows. Sandra Glahn says the Greek word for 'widow' was broad enough to include divorcees. In Christian spaces, abused wives often endure more suffering than widows. Widows are bereaved and alone, but abused wives suffer… Continue reading A plea to egalitarian academics and advocates in Christendom