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Books : Restoring the Soul of a ChurchIn association with Amazon.comby: Darlene K. Haskin, Harold Hopkins, Richard Irons, Chilton Knudsen, Mark Laaser, Mary Lou Lavallee, Ann Legg, Derek Legg, Margoanne Moore Maris, Kevinhyllis A. McDonough, Roxanne Moore Saucier  List Price: $19.95 Amazon.com's Price: $15.56 You Save: $4.39 (22%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 261.832 EAN: 9780814623336 ISBN: 0814623336 Label: Liturgical Press Manufacturer: Liturgical Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 255 Publication Date: 1995-11 Publisher: Liturgical Press Studio: Liturgical Press Sales Rank: 779760 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute has commissioned this pastoral work which focuses on the healing of congregations following clergy sexual misconduct. The book discusses the original problem of sexual misconduct and exploitation and then focuses on those neglected "secondary" victims of abuse: the congregation, the wider community, other clergy, the wider church, the offender's family, and the pastor who takes over. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Extremely helpful for congregations and pastorsWhen I first read this book, in the confusing time of having found out about undisclosed clergy sexual misconduct in my first parish, I finished it at 3 a.m. without stopping. The craziness of the congregation, the way that the bishop had covered up, the way that the evidence of the abuse was making itself known in parish interactions among people who hadn't even been there at the time, all of it, including me, my spouse, and the congregational members and even the abused were clearly "known" and ... Read More Rating: - VERY HELPFUL!!!!This is an extremely helpful volume for understanding clergy sexual misconduct on the offender's family, the church family, and other clergy (including the after-pastor). This book helps one recognize and identify congregational dynamics and has helpful suggestions of how to address such a situation. A fine addition to any church library. Browse for similar items by category:
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