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What happens to the sense of community and faith of a congregation that finds itself wounded by pastoral sexual abuse? Resources are available to victims and abusers, but what about the congregation, also left with feelings of disbelief, disillusionment, and anger? Leading workers and researchers in this area each offer help on a specific topic. Case studies and first-person testimonies appear throughout. Published in association with the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute.
Publication
Liturgical Press (1995), Edition: 6th Paperback Edition, 272 pages
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Experts in a variety of fields describe the nature of the damage to churches and assess what can be done about it. This book is about crisis and long-term healing strategies for damaged congregations that will restore them to being healthy communities of faith.