Counselling Christian women on how to deal with domestic violence /

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Author / Creator:	Baker, Lynne M.
Imprint:	Bowen Hills, Qld. : Australian Academic Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Abused wives -- Counseling of. Church work with abused women. Marital violence. Spousal abuse. Wife abuse. Abused wives -- Counseling of. Church work with abused women. Marital violence. Spousal abuse. Wife abuse. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11214173

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ISBN:	9781921513510 1921513519
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	This book explores women's experiences of physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, financial, and spiritual abuse at the hands of their perpetrator husbands who claim themselves to be good Christians. Through extensive interviews combined with academic research, the reader learns how counseling can be effective through the encouragement of a variety of religious and non-religious coping strategies. Of interest to victims of domestic abuse, as well as to the members of the clergy, psychologists, and counsellors.

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