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Shows how battered women's personal theologies help them survive and heal, despite the women's knowledge that religion may also have contributed to their oppression.

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Author:   Carol L. Winkelmann
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780791459423

ISBN 10:   079145942
Pages:   285
Publication Date:   20 November 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Introduction: ""I Stand All Amazed"" 1. ""I'll be Scared for Everyone in the World"": The Pervasiveness of Domestic Violence 2. ""Here We Women Support One Another"": The Women's House as Shelter and Social Order 3. ""Sometimes I Just Want to Give Up"": Women's Anguish, Women's Pain 4. ""I Sit in the Lord's Way"": Theological Concepts of Suffering 5. ""In a Spiritual Way, God Brings Justice"": Battered Women and the Problem of Evil 6. ""In the Bible, It Can Be So Harsh!"": Shelter Women Talk about Religion 7. ""Waiting on God Can Be a Hard Thing"": Suffering and the Phases of Healing 8. ""The Prayer of the Righteous Prevaileth Much"": Language Change and Healing 9. ""If God Were a Woman, It Would Be Wonderful!"": Local Theology and Social Change Conclusion: ""Take Me to My Sister's House"" Notes Selected Bibliography Author Index Subject Index"

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An honest assessment and dramatic rendering of the paradoxical relationship between battered women and theology. Winkelmann's analysis of the unique problems of conscience faced by battered women is mature and nuanced, keyed to the ironies and difficulties real people face when they try to make real changes in their lives. This is a very moving book.

"""An honest assessment and dramatic rendering of the paradoxical relationship between battered women and theology. Winkelmann's analysis of the unique problems of conscience faced by battered women is mature and nuanced, keyed to the ironies and difficulties real people face when they try to make real changes in their lives. This is a very moving book."""

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Carol L. Winkelmann is Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at Xavier University.

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