You may think you don't know anyone who has been sexually abused, especially if most of your friends and acquaintances are Christians. But the statistics indicate otherwise: Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries.
The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this most "soul deadening" form of abuse. Personal because it may be affecting you, your spouse, a close friend or neighbor, or someone you know well at church. And specific because it goes well beyond the general issues and solutions discussed in other books.
Dr. Allender's book reaches deep into the wounded heart of someone you know, exploring the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse -- and laying hold of the hope buried there by the One whose unstained image we all bear. Workbook also available.
CONTENTS:
Prologue: The Quest for a Cure
Preface to the Revised Edition: A Question of Memory
Part 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
- Powerlessness
- Betrayal
- Ambivalence
- Secondary Symptons
- Style of Relating
- The Unlikely Route to Joy
- Honesty
- Repentance
- Bold Love
COMMENTS from Readers
Book Dimensions: 23 x 15 cm.
Comments from people who have used this material:
Dr. Allender exposes the rage, fear, and confusion locked deep inside every victim. And, offering guidance in the midst of this confusion, he shows that there is hope for the wounded heart.
Frank Minirth, M.D., and Paul Meier, M.D., Minirth-Meier Clinic, Richarson, Texas
These powerful pages bring the realities of damaging human experience
into the perspective of a loving God. With professional skill and
spiritual insight from the crucible of experience, Dr. Allender blends a
keen understanding of the dynamics of sexual abuse with the practical
applications of Christian truth. An excellent and timely book!
John Powell, Ph.D., Professor, Counseling Center, Michigan State
University
Dr. Allender acts as a true surgeon of the soul in making a diagnosis
which, while compassionate, is never sentimental. He brings the wounded
survivor of abuse to the Great Physician for healing. I welcome this
book: a next step for those who have begun the healing process, and a
place to start for others.
Maxine Hancock, author of Child Sexual Abuse
Dan Allender has unraveled the very heart of sexual abuse, both in
diagnosis and scriptural resolution. This is the first book on sexual
abuse that gives the victim God's path to healing: a costly path of
fresh suffering that leads to a life characterized by love.
Dr. Pamela Reeve, Multnomah School of the Bible
