Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Chris Moles doesn't fully understand the story of King David Chris Moles uses the story of King David's taking Bathsheba for his sexual gratification to illustrate what he calls the "four pillars of domestic abuse" (W*). The four pillars Chris sets out are: superiority – the abusers misuse their power because they believe in their own superiority objectification –… Continue reading 9. The will-o-the-wisp of hope for abusive men
Today's post is an anonymous, personal reflection on the experience of sexual exploitation in childhood. The reflection also draws on the biblical story of Amnon’s rape of Tamar (2 Samuel 13). On the one hand this is a declaration reminiscent of #MeToo, but it is also an expression of defiant and articulate silence and a… Continue reading Silence As Defiance: Tamar’s Desolation — a reblog from The Shiloh Project
