How does the story of David, Bathsheba, Nathan, Amnon and Absalom apply to women's experience of domestic and sexual violence today? In this video, Rev Dr Helen Paynter talks about this story, illustrating her talk with testimonies from survivors and artworks from various eras. Helen is the Executive Director of the Centre for the Study… Continue reading David and Bathsheba. Toxic masculinity. Is Help Helpful?
Category: Advocacy
The jigsaw puzzle of divorce texts in the Bible. Putting the pieces together to reach an ethical conclusion is not enough.
The Bible's teachings on divorce are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. In Christian advocacy spaces there's this idea going around that when writing about divorce it's okay to fit the jigsaw puzzle pieces together any old which way, so long as you come to an ethical conclusion. An ethical conclusion — doesn't entrap women… Continue reading The jigsaw puzzle of divorce texts in the Bible. Putting the pieces together to reach an ethical conclusion is not enough.
