When Violence Is No Stranger: Pastoral Counseling with Survivors of Acquaintance Rape

by Kristen J. Leslie

Book Overview

"It is not my enemies who taunt me-I could bear that.... It is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend...." Ps. 55:12-13 The paucity of resources for pastoral care of acquaintance-rape survivors highlights the invisibility of this growing crime and its largely uncharted pastoral challenges. In fact, most rape is by an acquaintance. Only 16 percent of such cases are reported; and, because they are difficult to prosecute, only 5 percent of those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800635752
• ISBN13: 9780800635756
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"