{"product_id":"refuge-from-abuse-healing-and-hope-for-abused-christian-women-9780830832033","title":"Refuge from Abuse: Healing and Hope for Abused Christian Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbuse is ugly. It is always wrong. It is never part of God's design for healthy family living. It distorts relationships and shatters dreams. It creates pain and despair. It never produces hope.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou know this all too well--that's why you've picked up this book.\u003c\/i\u003eNancy Nason-Clark and Catherine Clark Kroeger know the pain of women who have been abused, especially the unique pain of Christian women who thought it couldn't happen to them. In this straightforward, practical book they supply the answer to the questions you face: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I know I need help?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow much of my story should I tell?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere do I find spiritual support as a victim of abuse?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat help can I find in the community?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I get started on the healing journey?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat key steps will I need to take to get on with my life?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I understand what help my abuser needs?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I learn to trust God again?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir advice is solid, backed up by Nason-Clark's professional expertise as a sociologist and Kroeger's as a biblical scholar. Together they supply both here-and-now, step-by-step advice you need to start the healing journey and biblical insights to nourish your soul and sustain you on the path to wholeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Kroeger is adjunct professor of classical and ministry studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. With James Beck, she edited \u003ci\u003eWomen, Abuse and the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHealing the Hurting, \u003c\/i\u003e and with Mary J. Evans she edited \u003ci\u003eThe IVP Women's Bible Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Study Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press). She is a coauthor (with Nancy Nason-Clark) of \u003ci\u003eNo Place for Abuse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Nason-Clark is professor of sociology at University of New Brunswick, Canada. Her books include \u003ci\u003eNo Place for Abuse, Refuge from Abuse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Battered Wife: How Christians Confront Family Violence.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the creator of the RAVE (Religion and Violence e-Learning) Project website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329993838866,"sku":"9780830832033","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54674191-9574-4f3a-a3c8-bea9f65bfbd5.jpg?v=1727788377","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/refuge-from-abuse-healing-and-hope-for-abused-christian-women-9780830832033","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}