Dangerous Marriage: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence

by S. Rutherford, Jr. McDill, Linda McDill, Jr. McDill, S. Rutherford

Dangerous Marriage: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800786548
• ISBN13: 9780800786540
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An easy and insightful read

I'm really not sure what 'a reader from C.A.' is talking about. This book is really good and very insightful. One of my best friends is in an abusive marriage and it helped me understand more. The book uses case study and psychology and looks at a biblical perspective. It is a great book and offers practical ways to help. A great book.

This is an excellent resource

This book has been a profound help to me. I had been in an abusive marriage for a long time and it is about time that there was a book that could handle this appropriately from a Christian perspective.The advice is sound.

long overdue, much needed "Christian" perspective

This is the best book I've seen on the subject of domestic violence (and I've read my share.) What sets "Dangerous Marriage" apart is insight into the spiritual side of people. I also respect the fact that they admit most people (yes, even most Christians) are ignorant regarding this subject, yet their intent is to encourage, not to condemn the church. I hope that more people will read this book and realize that violence against women and children is intolerable, and that true love stands up and says no. When women absolutely refuse to let thier children be terrorized, and when they decide to protect themselves FOR THE SAKE of their children, they are loving their husbands in an eternally lasting way.ce

Great for Christian Women Facing Abuse

I have read many books on this subject and this book helped me the most. It helped me deal with self-esteem issues in a very constructive way. I ordered several copies to give for gifts. The authors have obviously worked with and helped many couples through abusive relationships. The religious applications were very helpful and very appropriate. I recommend this book highly for Christian women facing this problem.

Spiritual Empowerment for women facing abuse.

I have read dozens of self help books about abuse in the last several months but none seemed to help me deal with the spiritual side of my marriage and the options that I had in front of me. This book truly gave the best advice and uplifting support. It is the best book I have read on abuse. I returned to the site to order additional copies to share with others and took this chance to review it. If you are active in church, and you face any type of abuse, PLEASE PLEASE read this book. This book is Christian, non-denominational and is geared to help you sort out your religious desires to do right, with the disaster of dealing with most un-Christlike abuse. While some people like to "blame the victim" because it takes the pressure off the abuser, this book showed Christlike love to the victim and gives her lots of tools to help her find healing in the gospel. I felt understood and loved as I read the pages and I was so grateful the McDill's are in tune enough to the Lord that they would write this masterpiece. I felt the book was compassionate towards the abuser as well, but held a firm line of accountability which is very scripturally based. The truth is, abuse is a choice. While most counselors and books dealing with abuse have encouraged me to "leave" and stay gone, the McDill's gave me courage to see how leaving for a year or two could actually heal my marriage and give me hope that my family could be reunited if we work and commit to change. A very realistic sound approach that I feel the Lord would approve of. They do NOT encourage you to return to an abusive situation. I found the case studies to address the real problems facing abused women today, and often in the church, we have no where to turn. No one that believes us, no one that really wants to know what is going on because it is easier to ignore the problem. I have felt much pressure in my church community to stay in an abusive marriage. I think every minister or church leader should read this book before he advises an abused woman to do anything. This book empowered me to take a stand for my life and the life of my children by leaving my husband. .. to give us both a chance to heal. This book goes through step by step repentance processes that the abuser must go through to change, and why leaving to allow the process to begin is often the only way that healing can truly occur. And that healing will make you dance and smile and take back your life. The life the Lord meant you to have. A wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful book. Sound and honest. Enough Said. Order 2 or 3 copies to share with your family and clergy