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Wounded heart : hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse / Dan B. Allender ; [foreword by Larry Crabb].

By: Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Colorado Springs, Colo. : NavPress, 2008.Edition: Revised editionDescription: 271 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781600063077
  • 1600063071
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.76/4 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6570 .A5
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.
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270).

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.

"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.

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