Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Nearly four decades ago, Don Hennessy was working in the Irish city of Cork at the Cork Marriage Counselling Centre. They identified domestic violence as the underlying issue for about 30% of their clients. It was identified as a pattern of abusive and violent behaviour that allowed the offender to control his intimate partner. Thus… Continue reading “How He Gets Into Her Head” — an introduction to Don Hennessy’s book
He’s your ideal man and your worst nightmare. Men who abuse women tend to go through a subtle but ultimately dramatic transformation that leaves their partner desperately searching for the person he was at the start of their relationship and blaming herself for losing him along the way. “They are extremely clever people,” says Don… Continue reading Don Hennessy says domestic abusers are like pedophiles — and there’s not much proof they’re redeemable.
