Healing the ravaged soul
Subtitle: tending the spiritual wounds of child sexual abuse
By: Sue Magrath
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: U.K
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780718894702
Subjects: Child sexual abuse; Religious aspects
Description: A compassionate treatment of the sufferings of the survivors of sexual abuse, offering a guide to the journey back to spiritual wholeness.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: "How long, O Lord?": exploring the long-term effects of child sexual abuse; title: Why does God hate me?; title: "When I was a child . . .": the impact of child sexual abuse on spiritual development; title: "Lord, help my unbelief": obstacles on the path to faith; title: Am I going to hell? Part 1; title: Am I going to hell? Part 2; title: Is my abuser going to hell?; title: Will the real God please stand up? Exploring images of God; title: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" A discussion on suffering; title: "Where can I get this living water?" Finding hope, transformation, and meaning; title: Appendix A. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder; title: Appendix B. Recommended reading.