Living on the edge of the edge
Subtitle: letters to a younger colleague
By: Ruth Elizabeth Krall, MSN, Ph. D ; with Lisa Schirch, Ph. D.
Contributors: Schirch, Lisa, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Victoria, BC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781525500602; 9781525500619
Subjects: Violence; Sexual orientation; Peace; Sex crimes; Sex; Mennonites; Sexual ethics; Christianity; Gender identity; Sexual misconduct by clergy
Description: Twenty-one letter-essays discussing the churches's management of clergy sexual abuse and the issue of sexual gender orientation and church membership. The authors apply Anabaptist-Mennonite principles of peace-making in situations of sexual violation, including case studies and application of a feminist hermeneutic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-394).
Table of contents: title: Preface: Receiving the gift / Lisa Schirch; title: Introductory comments / Ruth Krall; title: Introducing the Johari window; title: The writer's voice and particularity; title: Speaking truth about sexual violence in Christian churches; title: Living inside the hurricane's eye, parts 1-2; title: Living inside the eye of the hurricane, part 3; title: Living in the hurricane's eye, parts 4-5; title: Uncovering the roots of sexual violence; title: Encountering social nastiness inside church doors; title: The Mennonite phallacy; title: Tales from the reptile house; title: Crumbling temples; title: Managing our wounds; title: Weaving parachutes; title: Markers of Christian patriarchy; title: Case study: a disciple of the Buddha dies not misuse sexuality; title: Resurrection morning; title: Personal reflections; title: To the next generation of pacifist theologians; title: Toward Mennonite sexual integrity.