Title:
The wounded heart : hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse / Dan B. Allender ; [foreword by Larry Crabb].
Author:
Allender, Dan B.
Publication Information:
Colorado Springs, Colo. : NavPress, ©2008.
Call Number:
HV6570 .A45 2008
Abstract:
"Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse and lays hold of the hope buried there by the One whose unstained image we all bear. Includes information about false memory issues."--Publisher description.
Edition:
Revised edition.
ISBN:
9781600063077
Physical Description:
271 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Prologue: the quest for a cure -- Preface: a question of memory -- pt. 1. The dynamics of abuse. The reality of a war : facing the battle ; The enemy : sin and shame ; Deflection : the clash with contempt ; The war zone : strategies for abuse -- pt. 2. The damage of abuse. Powerlessness ; Betrayal ; Ambivalence ; Secondary symptoms ; Style of relating -- pt. 3. Prerequisites for growth. The unlikely route to joy ; Honesty ; Repentance ; Bold love ; Epilogue : words to the wise.
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