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Tag: Sexual Violence

Is God Afraid of Sexuality? - Part 2

Is God Afraid of Sexuality? – Part 2

Posted on November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 by DeShannon Bowens
A few weeks ago, I was inspired to begin exploring the relationship between sexuality, religion and fear. In Part 1 of my essay, I purposefully chose an image of God that was a man with a stern expre... Read More
Christian Feminist Spirituality for Healing, Part 3

Christian Feminist Spirituality for Healing, Part 3

Posted on March 21, 2013March 19, 2013 by Hilary J. Scarsella
This is my last post in a series of three dealing with sexual abuse and Christian spirituality. I wrote these as a way to process some of what I’ve been noticing as I work with women in the Chu... Read More
Christian Feminist Spirituality for Healing, Part 2

Christian Feminist Spirituality for Healing, Part 2

Posted on March 20, 2013March 19, 2013 by Hilary J. Scarsella
This post is my second in a series of three posts dealing with sexual abuse and Christian spirituality. In my first post I talked about ways that certain Christian messages tend to create stumbling bl... Read More
Christian Feminist Spirituality for Healing, Part 1

Christian Feminist Spirituality for Healing, Part 1

Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by Hilary J. Scarsella
Recently,  I’ve spent a lot time with Christian women striving to heal from abuse and from damaging messages they learned from their experiences of church, faith, and religion. I want to talk... Read More
Rising Up Like a Phoenix from The Fire

Rising Up Like a Phoenix from The Fire

Posted on February 26, 2013February 25, 2013 by Nicolas Cable
In high school, I learned a powerful song in my youth group that I have experienced in worship many times since. One section of the lyrics went, “Rising up like a phoenix from the fire, brothers and... Read More
Until the Violence Stops: Faith, Sexual Violence, and Peace in the Congo

Until the Violence Stops: Faith, Sexual Violence, and Peace in the Congo

Posted on February 4, 2011February 3, 2011 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies
Although many of the world’s religions are thought to debase women, progressive faith traditions and practices empower females as a means of attaining justice and thereby, peace. The brutal vi... Read More

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