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
Why would I keep writing about Josh Butler and Beautiful Union when most people who were talking about it have moved on? I will keep writing on Butler because I believe that Butler's thesis greatly enables men who abuse their long-term female intimate partners, and this fact has not been sufficiently attended to yet by… Continue reading The neglect of intimate partner abuse in the advocacy community (Butler series)
